Pride

I read P-R-I-D-E on the bulletin board first day of my sophomore year
Eastpak on my shoulder, Nikes on my feet
Draggin' slack I was bustin' in my baggy jeans
I thought whatever and I rolled my eyes
Went struttin' down the hall to give my boys high fives
The friends I made back then are my real friends now
I still see 'em when we go hang out in town
Down the road from the halls we came of age in, now I get it

Chorus: Pride was a capital letter on my baseball cap
It's what held us together around this dot on the map
Now it's the color that I bleed and the stitches in my shoes and my jacket match
Pride

I read P-R-I-D-E on the cheerleaders sign on the field on a Friday night
I wudn't on the team, I wudn't in the band
Just another 12th man up in the stands
Flying off my feet when the home team scored
Laughin' at the visitors pointin' at the scoreboard
Sure I got carried away but I didn't mean harm
Just a fan of where I was from
The stadium lights shine bright on us all, win, lose, or draw

Chorus: Pride was a capital letter on my baseball cap
It's what held us together around this dot on the map
Now it's the color I bleed and the stitches in my shoes and my jacket match, yeah
Pride

I was a country boy but I wudn't a redneck
A solid B student on the college prep track
I had ambition, plans of moving on
But I graduated college then I came back home
Because the trees grow strong when their roots run deep
And this town's the only place I can soundly sleep
P-R-I-D-E's in my heart and soul
It's something I want my children to know
So I keep believing, no plans on leaving
Even if we have a losing season

Chorus: Pride is a capital letter on my baseball cap
It's what holds us together around this dot on the map
Now it's the color that I bleed and the stitches in my stitches in my stitches in my stitches in my
Pride is a capitol letter
It's what holds us together
It's the color I bleed and the stitches in my shoes and my jacket match
Pride
Pride
Yeah we got Pride
Yeah we got Pride