(to the tune of “50 ways to Leave your Lover”)
by J-Mag Guthrie & Lee Billings
Safe on the corner with the pitcher at the plate
Thought I’d be stranded there, things weren’t going great
Coach said ,”keep your head up–chances happen if you wait
There must be fifteen ways to score from third base”
My eyebrows lifted when I heard what he had said
“The bat’s not in your hands, so use your brain instead
You are the tying run, so get it through your head
There must be fifteen ways to score from third base,
Fifteen ways to score from third base”
“A bags loaded walk, Jacques.
A fielder’s choice, Royce.
If it’s a passed ball, Paul…
Then come ’round and score
Or ask for the squeeze please
You just need to seize these
Take a big lead, Reid
And steal one more”
I thought about it and I figured he was right
We really had to score another run tonight
I might not get the chance, but then again I might
There must be fifteen ways ….
The inning ended when the pitcher took strike three
I always knew there wouldn’t be a guarantee
Still the coach’s words burn in my memory
“There must be fifteen ways to score from third base
Fifteen ways to score from third base”
