Oh, pride.

Oh, pride,

I got a story for you. A lesson if you will. A lesson if you won't. 

You think you're unique, but you're so average, so very plain.

You aren't all that different, sorry to say, yet happy to live.

There was a time when average was a fervent wish,

just to be among people and not stand out.

So, pride,

Take a step back, rethink your thoughts.

Remember fame is empty, 

money but a tool, 

the woman beside you is all,

I admit it, she is all. 

She'll scoff, she may even frown,

but I'll just laugh. 

"And maybe the cat. And my sons, 

and my store, 

and the words written on this page."

So, pride,

You've been told, 

and you been dismissed, 

we're all average in the end.