Oh dear…!!!
My fault
My bad
It was a ball
I maybe shoulda’…
Kinda coulda….
Probably woulda........ had…
If only…..well…you know..
I am not sure
Where to begin
I think my first
Step was in.
We had a lot
Of rain today
So I wasn’t sure
We would even play
My team was short
And I was late
So stretching out
Had to wait
This is not
An excuse
But I had no time
To get loose
Where I was standing
Was soaking wet
And our pitcher pitched
Before I was set.
The outfield grass
Had not been cut
And I nearly fell
On my you-know-what
I am not sure
How this fits in
But our catcher did
Move me in
The way the wind was blowing
There was no way of anyone knowing
Where the heck
The ball was going
That ball was by me
In nothing flat
He must have used
An illegal bat.
When I reached
The warning track
I think I tweaked
My sore ole back
I know I heard
Someone shout
“There’s the fence
So watch out.”
I cannot tell
You a lie
I think the sun
Got in my eye
I lost the ball
In the sun
And I had
A long way to run
The ball was bouncing
Up and down
And somehow I
Got turned around
There were no clouds
And the sky was high
I pulled a muscle
In my thigh
But I will not dodge
Responsibility
I know that ball
was kinda sorta hit to me
And I am not trying
To beat the rap
But I think that ball
Mighta’ hit the gap.
I heard my buddy Willie
Say “Hey, I got it.”
Else I’m sure I
Woulda' caught it
I am secure
Enough to say
One of us
Shoulda’ made that play
I know there is
No “I” in me
It’s all about
Team chemistry.
Never make
An alibi
Is the motto
I live by
Oh, the wind and the rain
And the warning track,
The sun, the sky
And my sore old’ back
Our pitcher, our catcher,
And my outfield mate
The fence, the grass,
And me getting there late
Except for a few
little things like this
That’s a ball
I’ll never miss.