Wouldn't Mama Be Proud? -
by Elliott Smith
| The question is Wouldn't mama be proud? | |
| There's a silver lining in the corporate cloud | |
| And the pretty post that you're taking as | |
| As an NCO of the great pretender | |
| I should sure think so | |
| Wouldn't mama be proud? | |
| Can I take your order? | |
| Asks the heavenly host | |
| Ticket to the jetstream | |
| Blowing coast to coast | |
| The long-stemmed glasses, a movie | |
| And a pleasant dream in mid air | |
| You gotta tell me quickly | |
| Cause we're almost there | |
| Wouldn't mama be proud? | |
| Pointed out of the window | |
| And the sky's gone black | |
| Well, kid, you're on the right track | |
| If I send you postcards | |
| From the side of the road | |
| Photographs of moving parts | |
| About to implode | |
| If I call to keep it together | |
| Like you say I can do | |
| To transmit a moment | |
| From me to you | |
| Wouldn't mama be proud? | |
| Wouldn't mama be proud? | |
| Wouldn't mama be proud? |