Last of the ninth, you’re down a pair. Their closer’s throwin’ peas, you swear. That’s baseball. Then a bloop, a bleeder and a blast scores three. You walk off in sweet victory. That’s baseball.
That’s baseball. Win or lose, it’s baseball. It’s baseball. Can you fill those shoes? It’s baseball.
Your fastball’s touchin’ 98. You lead the league in ERA. That’s baseball. Then your arm is cooked, you can’t go on. You’re out for a year with Tommy John. That’s baseball.
That’s baseball. Win or lose, it’s baseball. It’s baseball. Can you fill those shoes? It’s baseball.
Just like the rest of life, it’s hustle, pride and strife. Play it with heart, that’s way off the charts, and grit. There aint no quit.
It’s spittin’ seeds and snake tattoos with a million ways to win or lose. That’s baseball. A few shine through the ups and downs, to punch a ticket to Cooperstown. That’s baseball.
That’s baseball. You lose, you win. That’s baseball. Played with fear and a grin, that’s baseball. Yeah, yeah, that’s baseball.
Thank God for Baseball.
credits
released April 7, 2022
Written by George Pultz and James Decker.
Performed by SideStreet (the band).
Produced by Doug Kwartler and SideStreet.
SideStreet (the band) is an indie folk/rock trio based in the Boston, Massachusetts area. They're noted for original
compositions and tight vocal harmonies.
Their songs are about "life themes" as well as fun, whimsical and off kilter slices of humanity.
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