The question is: wouldn't mama be proud?
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There's a silver lining in the corporate cloud
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And the pretty post that you're taking as an NCO
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Of the Great Pretender
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I should sure think so
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Wouldn't mama be proud?
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"Can I take your order?" asked the heavenly host
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Ticket to the jet stream, blowing coast to coast
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The long-stemmed glasses, a movie, and a pleasant dream in midair
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"You gotta tell me quickly, 'cos we're almost there"
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Wouldn't mama be proud?
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Pointed out of the window at the sky gone black
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"Kid, you're on the right track"
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If I send you postcards from the side of the road
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Photographs of moving parts about to implode
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If I crawl to keep it together like you say you know I can do
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To transmit the moment from me to you
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Wouldn't mama be proud?
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Wouldn't mama be proud?
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Wouldn't mama be proud?
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Wouldn't Mama Be Proud?
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| Elliott Smith |
