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Friday, September 19, 2008

Yankee Stadium... a song by Nils Lofgren




By Nils & Amy Lofgren




Sweet Amy cheers in wide-eyed wonder
from her Daddy’s arms
as Babe Ruth thunders
another home run out of the park
for all to see

Our hotdog vendor shouts and smiles
his peg leg from the real War
strolls these hallowed miles
we marvel at his endless stream
of funny wisecracks at the opposing team

In Yankee Stadium
in Yankee Stadium
in Yankee Stadium
everyone is beautiful
everyone is beautiful

The weary single Mom sits up straight
to her four young girls she radiates
a dignity
As DiMaggio storms the plate
a century of worship so commonplace

I squeeze my girl’s hand sit side on side
the Bronx twilight and her face collide
A picture so sweet I could cry
a joy and time stand still

In Yankee Stadium
in Yankee Stadium
in Yankee Stadium
everyone is beautiful
everyone is beautiful
In Yankee Stadium

For every soul who entered here
we raise a glass we shed a tear
A beauty in every face appears
hope and love’s alive tonight

In Yankee Stadium
in Yankee Stadium
in Yankee Stadium
everyone is beautiful
everyone is beautiful
(In Yankee Stadium)
oh my Yankee Stadium
everyone is beautiful
everyone is beautiful
Oh my Yankee Stadium
goodbye my beautiful
Yankee Stadium


1 comment:

BernBabyBern said...

It can't be a part of the official Yankee Stadium "Farewell to the Cathedral" celebration, though.

It's being given away free, which violates all principals of the official "Cathedral" policy.

I believe "Cathedral" is Latin for "pay through the nose"