Michael Jerling - Mickey Mantle

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I wish I'd seen Mickey Mantle
but I was born too late
in moving pictures I'd see him limp
to either side of the plate
now I'm a child of colors
but Mickey he was all black and white
I wish there was something that I could do
to make everything alright
I wish I was....

I wish that we could share a night
to open and close the bar
prayers and genuflections
that never go too far
my father would be young again
the fear gone from his eyes
he could drag us around the city
with no thought of goodbyes
I wish I was...

What do you want
what do you see
when you look at yourself
and you find me
I've got you deep down inside
It's all we can do
to run and hide
Just like Mickey did...

I'd give Mickey him my liver
I'd give Mickey my knees
if he'd just take me back
and make the time freeze
back to the top of the world
back to the end of the line
we'd soak it in together
just one more time
I wish I was...
Just like Mickey did...
Forever as a kid
tears of a clown
from letting others down
I wish I was....

What do you want
what do you see
when you look at yourself
and you find me
I've got you deep down inside
It's all we can do
to run and hide
Just like Mickey did…

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from Under the Covers - The Songs of Tom Flannery, released June 28, 2014

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"One of the most gifted songwriters to emerge at the turn of the century"
-- The All Music Guide

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