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Martha Reeves( Reeves Martha And The Vandellas )
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I Should Be Proud
Martha Reeves and The Vandellas
I was under the dryer when the telegram came: 'Private John C. Miller was shot down in Vietnam' Through my tears I read:'No more information at this time He's missin' in action somewhere on the Delta Line'
And they say that I should be proud; he was fightin' for me They say that I should be proud, those too blind to see But he wasn't fightin' for me, my Johnny didn't have to fight for me He was fightin' for the evils of society
Now I prayed night & day that my Johnny wouldn't die Love, faith & hope was all that kept me alive Then 6 weeks later came that cold & heartless letter: 'Private Johnny was killed in action, number 54327'
And they say that I should be proud; he was keepin' me free They say that I should be proud, those too blind to see Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com But he wasn't fightin' for me, my Johnny didn't have to die for me He was fightin' for the evils of society
They shipped him home with medals of honor & glory Even our local paper ran a front-page story
But the whole time gave him praisin' & said how honored I should be But I don't want no superstar, just the good man they took from me
And they tell me I should be proud; he was fightin' for me They say that I should be proud, those too blind to see But he wasn't fightin' for me, my Johnny didn't have to die for me He's a victim of the evils of society I should be proud of my Johnny They tell me that I should be proud; they just don't want Johnny for me They tell me that I should be proud of my Johnny...
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