It's All In the Game

[couchgrouch]

It's All In the GameHe'd taken some bean balls in the melonbut stories my old coach liked tellin'found life's meaning in his fav'rite sportsaid he made it to the minorsand few things in this world were finerthan bouncing homers off the scoreboardstill, he said he'd rather just buntso someone else could score a runcos none of us wins on our ownour job's bringing ev'ryone homeso if you wonder what to doremember if you give to the gameit gives to youthough you stand alone to take your swingall you're thinking of is your teamif you need a guide to what's rightpicture a diamond and ball cos sonny it's allit's all in the gamehe could slam ev'ry screwball and sliderand rumors said scouts for the Tigerswere gonna be in the stands one nightbut he got a call from his brotherit was bad news about their motherher feeble heart was losin' its fighthe left his dreams and gloveand drove all night to the ones he lovednever felt like he lost outcos home is what life's aboutso if you wonder what to doremember if you give to the gameit gives to youthough you stand alone to take your swingall you're thinking of is your teamif you need a guide to what's rightpicture a diamond and ball cos sonny it's allit's all in the gamenow I tell my son that coach's storiesand say little league's not just trophies n glorysometimes sacrifice is the greatest prizeyeah, it's all in the gameit's all in the game(c)2006 Robert George