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Baseball in my Mind
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Bob Gibson stares with fire from the mound
Pitching to Mike Trout who want to take him downtown
Manny’s in left, Clemente’s in right
DiMaggio in center under the stadium lights.
Ty Cobb is leaning off first
And Gibby snarls “C’mon Trout do your worst”
The season’s moving along just fine
Because I’ve got baseball in my mind.
It’s a breezy day at the Polo Grounds
The sun is shining and excitement abounds
Pie Traynor sees the bag and moves up front
He thinks Maury Wills might be squaring to bunt
Grover Cleveland Alexander is drunk
Mookie Betts on deck but he’s been in a bit of a funk
Nobody’s pounding cans, nobody’s stealing signs
That’s the world of baseball in my mind.
The computer jockeys finally got their way
It’s all fantasy baseball this year anyway
But what I wouldn’t beg, borrow or steal
To be in the stands looking down on the field
Tinkers to Morgan to Cody B
Nothing’s getting through as far as I can see
Until Wee Willie Keeler goes and hits it where they ain’t
But Greg Maddux is working the paint
Connie Mack strolls out, his suit is double-knit
Brings in Rollie Fingers and Mel Ott for a double switch
The game’s on hold but my imagination is working fine
Welcome to my world, I’ve got baseball in my mind
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There are many important tasks
That order our complex lives
There’s earning and eating our bread
The order of misdeed and lies
One second turns into an hour
A day becomes a week in bed
Months turn into a year
A decade later you're dead
So as this summer is unfolding
Take a short break from revolting
A very wise man said it all
Always make time for baseball
Pablo Casals advised Yo Yo Ma
Put down your cello once in a while
King Buzzo and Dale in the Melvins van
The Dodgers help them pass the miles
One second turns into an hour
A day becomes a week in bed
Months turn into a year
A few decades later you’re dead
So as this summer is unfolding
Take a short break from revolting
A very wise man said it all
Always make time for baseball
Even now
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The Baseball Project New York, New York
We write songs inspired by baseball and the stories it spawns We'll be out this July playing songs from our latest album "Grand Salami Time" so be sure to follow us on Bandsintown. We are Steve Wynn, Scott McCaughey, Linda Pitmon, Peter Buck and Mike Mills. (our other bands include R.E.M, The Dream Syndicate, Young Fresh Fellows, Filthy Friends, The Minus 5, and too many others to mention) ... more
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