The Baseball Project - Monument Park lyrics

I’ve seen the shadows of the ones that came before Larger than life too big to be ignored When they talk about the greats—Mickey and Joe Come rolling off the tongue, so easily, you know But my name just doesn’t linger Though I’ve got all these rings on my fingers Before I was sent out to pasture, I had some room to roam Out in a field once patrolled by Earl Coombs And Bobby in the booth, he would watch me play With words of praise, I miss him to this day In the center stage you got to be steady So put me in coach ’cause I’m ready As I glide between the statues, slide between the stones Outstanding in my field but I’m standing here alone Whistling past the graveyard long after dark Singing la-la-la-la out in Monument Park Did you know that in the old days they put those statues right on the field So you’d stumble across the legends that couldn’t be concealed By my time they moved them out beyond the center field wall Like sirens outside I could still hear their call Taunting me every time I’d play But those voices never go away As I glide between the statues, slide between the stones Outstanding in my field but I’m standing here alone Whistling past the graveyard long after dark Singing la-la-la-la out in Monument Park Mikey Mantle raised the bar that Joltin’ Joe set long ago And though I’d like to take it even higher, history tells me “No!” Then one day the Boss called me on the phone They had no place for me so I knew it was time to go It’s hard to say what you truly deserve I wasn’t best or the second but I might have been the third I think that I pa**ed the test So put my name out there with all of the rest As I glide between the statues, slide between the stones Outstanding in my field but I’m standing here alone Whistling past the graveyard long after dark Singing la-la-la-la out in Monument Park Singing la-la-la-la out in Monument Park Singing la-la-la-la out in Monument Park