I remember when baseball
Was everything
It was Little League
What a big game
There were two men on
And one man out
I got a fastball
Hanging outside
I swung that bat
With all my might
And the ball was gone
They say I knocked the cover off
It was the only homer
That I ever had
You shoulda seen my dad
And there ain't nobody
Gonna take that from me
As long as I'm holding on
Heaven wouldn't ask it of me
The devil on a good day
Ain't that strong well
I'm keeping it here inside of me
As long as I live and breathe
The ball was soaring
And the crowd was roaring
And there ain't nobody
Gonna take that from me
I was nineteen
It was a good job
Moving TVs on a loading dock
Till the boss said: Son
Try to lose every seventh one
I got it worked out
With a good friend
Keep your mouth shut
And we'll cut you in
Now what do you say
Don't you wanna be rich one day
I lost a real good
Job that night
But I kept my pride
And there ain't nobody
Gonna take that from me
As long as I'm holding on
Heaven wouldn't ask it of me
The devil on a good day
Ain't that strong well
I'm keeping it here inside of me
As long as I live and breathe
I said goodbye
With my head held high
And there ain't nobody
Gonna take that from me
And sometimes it feels like
My best years are behind me
Then somehow out of nowhere
Something sneaks up
To remind me
Like this morning I woke up
To a little voice
That spoke up
Saying: Daddy please
Fix a bowl of Rice Krispies
You're the bestest friend
That I ever had
You know I love you Dad
And there ain't nobody
Gonna take that from me
As long as I'm holding on
Heaven wouldn't ask it of me
The devil on a good day
Ain't that strong
I'm keeping it here inside of me
As long as I live and breathe
I got more than
I ever asked for
And there ain't nobody
Gonna take that from me