Elliott Smith
Wouldn’t Mama Be Proud
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 a, as an NCO
Of the great pretender
I should sure think so

Wouldn't Mama be proud?

"Can I take your order?"
Asked the heavenly host
Ticket to the jet stream
Blowing coast to coast
The long-stem 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?

Pointеd out of the window at the sky gone black
Kid, you'rе on the right track

If I send you postcards
From the side of the road
Photographs of moving
Parts about to implode
If I crawl to keep it together like you say you know I can do
To transmit the moment from me to you
Wouldn't Mama be proud?
Wouldn't Mama be proud?
Wouldn't Mama be proud?
Wouldn't Mama be proud?