3rd BASE, STADIUM (From the Ry album, Chavez Ravine [2005]. Sung by Bla Pahinui)
Mister, youre a baseball man, as anyone can see. The straightest game in this great land. Take a tip from me. I work here nights, cars, underneath the moon and stars. The same ones we all knew back in 1952. And if you to know where a local boy like me is coming from: 3rd base, Stadium.
2nd base, right there. I see grandma in her rocking chair. Watching linens in the breeze, and all the fellows choosing up their teams. Hand over hand on Louisville. Crowning the top, king of the hill. Mound to home, sixty feet. been very good to me. And if you want to know where a boy like me is coming from: 3rd base, Stadium. 3rd base, Stadium.
Back the 76 ball, Johnny Greeneyes had his shoeshine stall. In the middle of the 1st base line, got my first kiss, was kind. Now, if the dozer hadnt taken my yard, youd see the with our initials carved. So many moments in my memory. Sure was fun, the game was free. It was free.
Hey mister, you seem to go. Youll find that seat, in the 7th row Behind plate, where we used to meet. When we were young, we had dreams. a place you dont know, up a road you cant go. Just a thought, to rest in my mind, just a time. If you care to know Im gonna go when I hit my last homerun: 3rd base, Stadium. 3rd base, Stadium. 3rd base, Stadium. Hey, Mister, you are a man. Yes, Im a man myself. Yes, Im a man, too. Baseball very good to me. Yes, baseball very good to me.