Anna Ames - Are You Proud Yet Lyrics

Left to pick up the pieces
Of the mess you made
I wanna call you
But what would I say
Are you proud
Are you proud of me
I took your dream
I'm a dancer
Three times a week
People pay
Just to watch me
On the pole I'm swinging
They used to say you were good
Could've done it professionally
But you gave up on your dream
I got two jobs
The other for a ballet company
I gave up dance when I was fourteen
Following your footsteps
I reclaimed your regrets
Remember when you said I couldn't sing
That with my father
I just imagined those things
Are you proud, are you proud yet
I became everything
You told me I couldn't be
Are you proud, are you proud yet
Are you proud, are you proud yet
Left to pick up the pieces
Of the mess you made
Are you proud, are you proud yet
Are you proud, are you proud yet
Are you proud, are you proud yet
You left me for dead
I got a dog and my own place
In Atlanta doing my own thing
Far away from where I came
I'm learning to love again
And I made beautiful friends
Are you proud, are you proud yet
I keep searching my memory
For the proof that you ever loved me
I have lived my life giving you grace
Even though you have let me down
Every step of the way
For my sisters I forgive you
For my father I understand
It's hard to fight a beating hand
When that's the money coming in
You still hate me for reasons
I can't comprehend
I became everything
That you condemned
I told you I'd be famous
And all of this would end
I told you I would do it
And my sisters would be set
So are you proud, are you proud yet
Are you proud, are you proud yet
Are you proud, are you proud yet
You left me for dead
Are you proud, are you proud yet
Are you proud, are you proud yet
Are you proud, are you proud yet