HUDDY
See Timmy how big he’s grown
But friend it hasn’t been too long
He wasn’t big
…was considered undersized by scouts at 6′0 tall and 160 pounds...
They laughed at him and he got mad
The first day that he painted it was just a twig
When the Big Show came
And he ran out to blow those teams away
It wouldn’t die
Came running off all excited
Slipped and almost hurt himself
And I laughed till I cried
He was always young at heart
Kinda dumb and kinda smart and I loved him so
And he surprised me with a puppy
Kept me up all Christmas Eve ten years ago
And it would sure embarrass him
When I came out from working late
‘Cause I would know
That he’d been sitting there and frying
Over some sad and silly pitch I’d thrown
And Huddy I miss you
And I’m being good
And I’d love to play with you
If only I could
He wrecked the bar ’cause he was mad
…the young man…proceeded to spray Hudson with beer. It was then that punches flew.
And so afraid that I’d be sad
But what the heck
Though I pretended hard not to be
Guess you could say he saw through me
And hugged my neck
I came home unexpectedly
And caught him crying needlessly
In the middle of the day
And it was in the early Spring
When Braves fans chop and Braves fans sing
He went away
And Huddy I miss you
And I’m being good
And I’d love to play with you
If only I could
One day while I was not at home
While he was there and all alone
Atlanta came
Now all I have are memories of Huddy
And I wake up nights and call his name
Now my life’s an empty stage
Where Huddy pitched and Huddy played
And love grew up
And a small cloud circles ’round and ’round
And cries down on the pitching mound
That Huddy loved
And see Timmy how big he’s grown
But friend it hasn’t been too long
He wasn’t big
They laughed at him and he got mad
The first day that he painted it was just a twig...