If I Broke The Record Lyrics - Singles - Dave Potts

Tonight in Carolina, the bleachers are empty and quiet 

Not a ball's been hit my way all night 

I hit a grounder up the middle, but the shortstop made the play 

I'll never make it to the big leagues this way 

But the smell of fresh cut grass and peanut shells fill the southern sky 

And we'll be heading back to Birmingham tonight 

CHORUS; 

These towns roll by like tumbleweeds 

Through the windows of these late-night trains 

To those of us down here, it's still a game 

I may never be a hero, and you'll never know my name 

But if I broke the record, I would do it clean 

Last week out in Greenville, about an hour before the game 

A boy was watching warm-ups, with a big smile on his face 

He put down his popcorn, held out a ball and pen 

He looked a little awestruck, as I signed it for him 

I didn't ask for money, I just smiled and shook his hand 

You should've seen the spring in his step, as he ran to show his dad 

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REPEAT CHORUS 

America's favorite pastime, it's simple and it's pure 

We all still watch the big leagues, but now we're not so sure 

But if you can catch a game in Birmingham, on a perfect summer day 

I'll run out every grounder, that's how I learned to play 

It's not glamorous in double A, it's not for everyone 

But baseball's what I do, who I am and what I love