The Ball Game
Appears on: Letters to the Editor, Vol. 1
Lyrics:
I was always a sideline player
If I even made the team
But me and that ball in the driveway
Were the best of friends
I watched my brother grow up
To be over six feet tall
Just when he had the chance
He got bored and put down the ball
But I never got bored
No, I just gave up
I knew it was never going to happen
So I stopped
And now each Saturday
Me and some other guys play
And talk of how good we were
When we were young
[Chorus]
This is not a ball game
It’s not a school play
It’s not a book that lets you bend a page
This is the one life
These are the passing days
I don’t want to look back and see I’ve wasted
Mark and I started a band in high school
Cause we thought it might make us cool
We did Tom Petty and the Eagles
James Taylor and U2
We got a record deal, but you know how that went
The records didn’t sell and the money got spent
And we were five guys now
Grown up, couldn’t pay the rent
And I kept playing guitar
But somewhere I just gave up
I knew it was never going to happen
So I guess I stopped
But I stayed close enough to the things I want
And my good friends tell me that’s not enough
And I’m starting to think they might be right
And I’ve got children and bills to pay
So show me what to hold and what is in the way
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Words and Music: Andrew Osenga
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