The Baseball Song

The first thing I remembers the game that I love. A man on the diamond with a golden glove, daddy with me in the cheap seats above sayin 'boy keep your eye on the ball'. The crack of the bat, the stadiums roar, we were up on our feet for the tie-breaking score. I said 'daddy I know what you brought me here for' he said 'good I hoped you'd hear the call' Life's a fastball, belt high, coming right down the middle. Don't stand there and let it go bye swing hard and aim for the stands! My field of dreams was covered in stone, an old gravel Parkin' lot next to our home. Dad on the mound until the daylight was gone, sayin 'boy keep your eye on the ball' cause it's "hey batter, hey batter, swing batter, swing" the world is an infield always chattering. If you don't concentrate they'll spoil your timing, and you'll walk away cussing them all. Life's a fastball, belt high, coming right down the middle. Don't stand there and let it go bye, swing hard and aim for the stands! And Thank God for your fans Thank God for your fans Thank God for your fans Thank God for your fans Dad threw a party when I got the call All the years on the farm team finally paid off Now I'm in the big leagues playing in the fall Game seven tied up in the knife As I walked through the plate, I look in the stands I see myself and I see my old man I hear my family and all of my friends cheering 'Boy, keep your eye on the ball' It's a fastball, belt height coming right down the middle I'm gonna mail one to the grand stands Good glory, this one's for the fans For the fans Thank God for the fans Thank God for the fans And my old man My old man