Key: E major
Verse 1
Well, our story starts in Texas,
where he's tempered by the heat
That skinny Alvin boy believes
his fastball can't be heat
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They're talkin' he's a wild man might
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Verse 2
Well, he's drafted by New York,
he's gonna pitch up there in Shea
With those amazing Mets,
he'll help them take it all the way
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where he'll make history on the coast
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Verse 3
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He don't mess around boys
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He just throws a mean fast ball
Verse 4
gets Nolan in second gear
Then he pitches four no- hitters
in about as many years
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He's working for Gene Autry, they're calling
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now he's the fastest in the West
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Verse 5
But after eight years on the left coast,
He says he wants to come home
So he signs on with the Astros,
He'll bring magic to the dome
They're talkin' about he might be the best
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Verse 6
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he's the fastest in the West
Interlude 1
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Verse 7
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Chorus
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Now he's a Texas Ranger,
but he don't tote no gun
He'll mow you down with the heater,
you smell leather, hear it hum
Verse 8
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Boys, against the fastest in the West
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Verse 9
Now let's count up some numbers,
he's forty- three years of age
He's got 5200 strike- outs,
six no- hitters to date
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the Hall of Fame's gotta take him in
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Chorus x2
Outro 1
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ChordsE A B G
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