[Silence]
\n[Arrangement: Piano and Organ Rock, Hammond Organ, Guitar, Driving Drums, Call-and-Response Vocals]<\/p>\n
[Intro]
\nOne, two, three!
\n(Look and see)
\nStep up to the plate now
\n(The crowd’s alive)
\nNobody knows yet
\n(How the story survives)<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nEverybody’s talking
\nFrom the comfort of the stands
\nPointing at the batter
\nWith opinions in their hands<\/p>\n
Some are seeing failure
\nBefore the pitch is thrown
\nSome are calling victory
\nBefore it’s fully known<\/p>\n
The crack of possibility
\nCan change it all at once
\nThe difference between glory
\nAnd another month of punts<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nYou can freeze forever
\nTrying not to fall
\nBut if you never take a chance
\nYou’ll never swing at all<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nWas it a swing and a miss
\n(Or a homerun)
\nWas it merely amiss
\n(Or getting it done?)<\/p>\n
Did it fall short of the wall
\n(Or clear the fence?)
\nCan you know it all
\n(In the present tense?)<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nThe scoreboard keeps on changing
\nWith every passing day
\nWhat looked like a disaster
\nCan sometimes find its way<\/p>\n
The heroes and the villains
\nKeep switching uniforms
\nA sunny day can disappear
\nInside a thousand storms<\/p>\n
You learn a little patience
\nWatching innings roll
\nThe game is never over
\nTill the umpire calls it whole<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nThe future writes its answers
\nOne moment at a time
\nThe longest road to nowhere
\nStarts with fearing every climb<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nWas it a swing and a miss
\n(Or a homerun)
\nWas it merely amiss
\n(Or getting it done?)<\/p>\n
Did it fall short of the wall
\n(Or clear the fence?)
\nCan you know it all
\n(In the present tense?)<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
\nTake your shot
\n(Take your shot)
\nGive it all you’ve got
\n(All you’ve got)
\nThe crowd may cheer
\n(The crowd may boo)
\nBut they aren’t swinging
\n(Only you)<\/p>\n
Take your shot
\n(Take your shot)
\nThe moment’s hot
\n(The moment’s hot)
\nYou can’t hit tomorrow’s pitch
\n(Today will have to do)<\/p>\n
[Instrumental, Psychedelic Jam, Saxophone Solo]<\/p>\n
[Final Chorus]
\nWas it a swing and a miss
\n(Or a homerun)
\nWas it merely amiss
\n(Or getting it done?)<\/p>\n
Will history insist
\n(It was obvious then?)
\nOr rewrite the list
\n(Again and again?)<\/p>\n
Was it a swing and a miss
\n(Or a homerun)
\nNobody knows for sure
\n(Until it’s done)<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\nStep up
\n(Step up)
\nTake your swing
\n(Take your swing)<\/p>\n
Win or lose
\n(The crowd will sing)
\nThe game’s still on
\n(The game’s still on)<\/p>\n
The game’s still on…<\/p>\n