we were raised in a bad neighbourhood
yes
we were
i got stabbed and love
didn't look so good
no
sister johnson lived two blocks away
did i tell ya?
gave me some advice the other day
what did she say?
she said
sam
you're just like a ball
you gotta break it hard
protect it from harm
you got to make the rest-up
when you hit the ball
knock it out of the park
mmmmm
cause a single will put you
in the dark now
when you swing
swing
swing
for the pitcher
lord
hitting in a double play
just don't make no sense
love her like a baseball game
i been told
tell 'em son
you don't win by getting on the base
honey
you got to make the score
good god
you might put another man up
but you got to go to bat
yeah
don't you try to swing for a single
she won't go for that
hey
hey
make sure you don't be fakin'
when you say you gonna quit her
yeah
yeah
you might know your very next friend
might be her pinch hitter
yeah
yeah
oh
lord
might be her pinch hitter
baby
yeah
darling your kisses
have got to have that spark
and when you do your lovin' baby
you got to knock it out of the park
look
when you swing
swing
swing for the pitcher
putting in a double play y'all
just don't make no sense
good god
hit it
knock it out of the park
hit it
love her like a baseball game
my
my
my
my baby
you might not know about it all
hit it
got to knock it out of the park
my
my
my baby
you got to play to win y'all
hit the ball
got to make the score
yeah
hit it
knock it out of the park
get a hold on
knock it out of the park
hit it.