double play

from storm's here by the garages

by Coyote Wall (coyotewall.bandcamp.com, @coyote_wall), mixed and mastered by Henry Mayr (henrymayr.com)

i once was a rookie all bright-eyed and green
now i'm a veteran, grizzled and mean
but i'll still play my way right through inning sixteen
i guess that's why they keep me around

bring the fielders in
wipe the slate clean
sound the organ, baby
top of thirteen

everyone is tired
everyone but me
it’s the dead of darkest night
i feel free

one solid single
got my man on first
for a right-handed rookie
he’s not the worst

if i play my cards right
i’ll be a king
i swing to live
and i live for the swing

grit my teeth and raise my elbow high
it’s just the universe, the ball and i
tomorrow's another morning on another beautiful day
and i hit
into a double play

ground out up the middle
he never stood a chance
on the long way back
he tries to kill me with a glance

nobody reads the stats, kid
what the hell is OPS
you and i know what matters
is i tried my best

sure, my average now is .113
what do you want from a one-star player on a two-star team
you’ve gotta know when to run and know when to walk away
and when to hit
into a double play

double play, double play
live to fight another day
when you wanna get the inning over and done
cause i
swing and miss
mama said there’d be days like this
and i guess there will always be another one

planet earth is just a ball
and it is hurtling through space
it doesn’t curve or break or fall
but it’ll knock the nose right off your face

and if i don’t see or hear it
then i will never fear it
i’ll be in the lineup till i’m old and gray
another lifetime and a double play

double play, double play
live to fight another day
when you wanna get the inning over and done
cause i
swing and miss
mama said there’d be days like this
and i guess there will always be another one
(x2)

i guess there will always be
i guess there'll always be
i guess there will always be another one