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Boyhood dreams of baseball teams

And coincidentally you and me

All came together in the summer

Two hometown boys the hometown squad

We could beat anyone

But you couldn't beat the cancer

But you will live on in the sun

As it shines upon the diamond

On the dirt of the mound

That you once dug your heel in

And you will be more than a jersey

On the wall of a stadium

You'll live on in the memory

Of us all who once got to play with you

You'd won it once before I knew you

And you won it through some storms

Yeah you played through some nasty weather

But just two seasons down the road

The rival team had returned

You couldn't win the double header

But you will live on in the sun

As it shines upon the diamond

On the dirt of the mound

That you once dug your heel in

And you will be more than a jersey

On the wall of a stadium

You'll live on in the memory

Of us all who once got to play with you

You'll live on in the crowd

In that late one-run game feeling

In the pain in my palm

From catching all those bullpens

And you will live on as a hero

As a winner, as a champion

'Cause you've shown that if you go down

You better go down swinging

You will live on in the sun

As it shines upon the diamond

On the dirt of the mound

That you once dug your heel in

And you will be more than a jersey

On the wall of a stadium

You'll live on in the memory

Of us all who once got to play with you

You'll live on in your son or your daughter

I hear they're coming in December

And I hope they look just like their father

And I wish they'd been here to remember

Just one smile, just one moment

Just one thing

But you will live on in their blood, in their love

In their swing

And you will live on in the heart

Of the one who never got to play with you