Right Field — текст песни (Sesame Street)

Saturday summers, when I was a kid
We`d run to the schoolyard and here`s what we did
We`d pick out the captains and we`d choose up the teams
It was always a measure of my self esteem
Cuz the fastest, the strongest, played shortstop and first
The last ones they picked were the worst
I never needed to ask, it was sealed
I just took up my place in right field
Playing...

Right field, it`s easy, you know
You can be awkward and you can be slow
That`s why I`m here in right field
Just watching the dandelions grow

Playing right field can be lonely and dull
Little Leagues never have lefties that pull
I`d dream of the day they`d hit one my way
They never did, but still I would pray
That I`d make a fantastic catch on the run
And not lose the ball in the sun
And then I`d awake from this long reverie
And pray that the ball never came out to me
Here in...

Right field, it`s easy, you know
You can be awkward and you can be slow
That`s why I`m here in right field
Just watching the dandelions grow

(whistle a variation of Take Me Out To The Ballgame...)

Off in the distance, the game`s dragging on
There`s strikes on the batter, some runners are on
I don`t know the inning, I`ve forgotten the score
The whole team is yelling and I don`t know what for
Then suddenly everyone`s looking at me
My mind has been wandering; what could it be?
They point at the sky and I look up above
And a baseball falls into my glove!

Here in right field, it`s important you know
You gotta know how to catch, you gotta know how to throw
That`s why I`m here in Right Field, just watching the dandelions grow!