[Silence]
[Arrangement: Piano and Organ Rock, Hammond Organ, Guitar, Driving Drums, Call-and-Response Vocals]
[Intro]
One, two, three!
(Look and see)
Step up to the plate now
(The crowd’s alive)
Nobody knows yet
(How the story survives)
[Verse 1]
Everybody’s talking
From the comfort of the stands
Pointing at the batter
With opinions in their hands
Some are seeing failure
Before the pitch is thrown
Some are calling victory
Before it’s fully known
The crack of possibility
Can change it all at once
The difference between glory
And another month of punts
[Pre-Chorus]
You can freeze forever
Trying not to fall
But if you never take a chance
You’ll never swing at all
[Chorus]
Was it a swing and a miss
(Or a homerun)
Was it merely amiss
(Or getting it done?)
Did it fall short of the wall
(Or clear the fence?)
Can you know it all
(In the present tense?)
[Verse 2]
The scoreboard keeps on changing
With every passing day
What looked like a disaster
Can sometimes find its way
The heroes and the villains
Keep switching uniforms
A sunny day can disappear
Inside a thousand storms
You learn a little patience
Watching innings roll
The game is never over
Till the umpire calls it whole
[Pre-Chorus]
The future writes its answers
One moment at a time
The longest road to nowhere
Starts with fearing every climb
[Chorus]
Was it a swing and a miss
(Or a homerun)
Was it merely amiss
(Or getting it done?)
Did it fall short of the wall
(Or clear the fence?)
Can you know it all
(In the present tense?)
[Bridge]
Take your shot
(Take your shot)
Give it all you’ve got
(All you’ve got)
The crowd may cheer
(The crowd may boo)
But they aren’t swinging
(Only you)
Take your shot
(Take your shot)
The moment’s hot
(The moment’s hot)
You can’t hit tomorrow’s pitch
(Today will have to do)
[Instrumental, Psychedelic Jam, Saxophone Solo]
[Final Chorus]
Was it a swing and a miss
(Or a homerun)
Was it merely amiss
(Or getting it done?)
Will history insist
(It was obvious then?)
Or rewrite the list
(Again and again?)
Was it a swing and a miss
(Or a homerun)
Nobody knows for sure
(Until it’s done)
[Outro]
Step up
(Step up)
Take your swing
(Take your swing)
Win or lose
(The crowd will sing)
The game’s still on
(The game’s still on)
The game’s still on…
From the album “In Play“