Opening Day

Sun up on the stadium it spills into my room And I can't wait to call up and forgive you Fresh pinstripe promises day 1 of 162 And if we win then we're in first tonight The Deegan's jammed to 109 But they got Rizzuto on the pregame show Pass me those binoculars I think I see Dimaggio Opening Day -- and the world is fresh and young again somehow Opening Day -- I'm alive and I'm not hurting now Opening Day My uncle caught a foul ball twenty years ago today He brushed it off and handed me the prize I'll never forget the day Bucky took Torres downtown And Fenway Park became our playground Or Reggie's third home run in that one World Series game Pa spilled his scotch I'll never touch that carpet stain I confess I nearly lost my faith in 1988 The year Pa died they traded Randolph Winfield wouldn't negotiate But now I'm back to taste the thrill And I know I'm not too late to be saved Opening Day -- And the world is fresh and young again somehow Opening Day -- I'm alive and I'm not hurting now Opening Day Arbitration rain delays high ERAs and George Steinbrenner I'd be a fool to say these things won't surface till September But it hasn't happened yet And anyway At least they're not the Mets Opening Day -- And the world is fresh and young again somehow Opening Day -- I'm alive and I'm not hurting now Opening Day