I've looked the wicked in the face
And there's nothing wrong with me
I've talked to people torn apart
So blind they couldn't see

And I've stood alone with nothing left
With knives stuck in my back
I've paid my dues but no to loose
And I won't fall through the cracks

I wanna say, father are you proud of me
I want you to know, I was never proud of you
I wanna say, did you ever waste a thought on me
I want you to know, the hell you put me through

You dragged my name all through the mud
But I withstood the test
And sat back laughing drinking Bud
You where just like all the rest

My friends where few and far between
But I know that I was blessed
And I know there's lot's you haven't seen
And I plan to laugh the best

I wanna say, father are you proud of me
I want you to know, I was never proud of you
I wanna say, did you ever waste a thought on me
I want you to know, all the hell you put me through

All the little mistakes, we all make
Are nothing compared to what I've seen
And now it's too late, you'll never change what you mean to me

I wanna say, father are you proud of me
I want you to know, I was never proud of you
I wanna say, that it never even bothered me
I want you to know, the hell you put me through

I wanna say, I'm exactly what I want to be
I want you to know, there was nothing wrong with me