Nolan Ryan Lyrics - Jerry Jeff Walker

Jerry Jeff Walker 

Well, our story starts in Texas, where he's tempered by the heat 

That skinny Alvin boy believes his fastball can't be heat 

So he brings it and he brings it and it passes every test 

They're talkin' he's a wild man might be the fastest in the West 

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 

He gets a World Series ring, he stays modest, he don't boast 

Now it's off to California, where he'll make history on the coast 

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Nolan Ryan, he's a hero to us all 

Nolan Ryan, he stands straight, he stands tall 

He don't mess around boys 

He just throws a mean fast ball 

Tom Morgan is the angel, gets Nolan in second gear 

Then he pitches four no-hitters in about as many years 

He's working for Gene Autry, they're calling him the Ryan Express 

He throws one ball a hundred, now he's the fastest in the West 

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 

As he throws his fifth no-hitter, 

They're talkin' about he might be the best 

In Texas people know, he's the fastest in the West 

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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 

He throws a sixth no-hitter, the Oakland A's just met Big Tex 

Now they're gonna judge all the rest, 

Boys, against the fastest in the West 

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 

There's 57 shut-outs, right up against 300 wins 

And on the very first ballot, the Hall of Fame's gotta take him in 

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