Proud People

Pride is a thing that is in everyone Proud of their daughter and proud of their son You feel rather proud when others you impress With the stories of your recent success One surely can say that this thing known as pride To the human ego is closely allied When others constantly your praises sing For your ego it may not be a good thing Though to converse with them i never go out of my way Proud people i happen to meet every day Of their most recent achievements to me they relate As if of their success i too should celebrate Telling of the achievements of self and of family Proud people everywhere all around me Though self praise is no praise some do like to say One must listen to thunder it does seem this way Proud people they are much the same Worldwide The pump for their deflating ego is pride I need not walk further than the local bar To meet people who tell me of how marvelous they are.