Jackie's Lament - The Baseball Project

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Jackie's Lament Lyrics

If I ever get the chance, I'll let them know just how I feel
I'd like to speak my mind, but that just wasn't in the deal
It's never easy being first to walk down any road
I'd trade the glory just to crawl out from this heavy load
You should hear the things they say behind my back
And when I turn the other cheek, they only sharpen their attack

I run the race but now it seems the race is running me
I try to keep my cool but all this heat won't let me be
No matter how hard or well I played, I can tell you that I never had it made

I only want to play the game, I only want to make my name
For others who never had the chance, laid out like some sacrificial lamb
A long and lonely road, until I steal my way back home again

And here's to you, Mr. Robinson! Here's to you, Mr. Robinson

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From Portland and Seattle, baseball and rock come together to make The Baseball Project. Band members Include Steve Wynn, Scott McCaughey, Peter Buck and Linda Pitmon, all top it up to make an unique band,in their own original style. Producing songs such as "Past Time" that was recently performed on The David Letterman Show. And paying tribute to their favorite baseball players in such songs as "Sometimes I Dream Of Willie Mays", and many others that conclude a good listen to Volume One: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails (came out July 8th 2008). The Baseball Project came out with Volume 2: High and Inside in March 2011. Songs on that album include 1976 (about Mark Fidrych), Pete Rose Way, and Buckner's Bolero.
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