Story Behind The Song

Real life conversations with a Father who wasn't much for "heart to heart" talks, but knew how to use sports as a context for life lessons.

Song Description

A song honoring a father's wisdom from childhood through adulthood.

Lyrics

THE GAME (Steve Parrish - Ronnie Dye )

I was ten years old when the winning play
slipped through my hands and we lost the game
I fought back the tears the whole way home
then Dad pulled the car to the side of the road

He switched off the engine; we sat there for a while
He searched for the right words through an uneasy smile
he said ? Son, Babe Ruth and Shoeless Joe lost a game or two...
every champion knows what you?re going' through.....

CHORUS:
Sometimes the wind is with you, other days it slows you down
Sometimes your finest moments go unnoticed by the crowd
Along with all your victories, you?re gonna feel some pain
Even winners know how to lose, and still love the game.

Ten years passed and I was far away from home
saw love come and go; never felt so alone
In the mail a note from him, with wisdom in his words
?Son, old lessons are the hardest ones to learn.....

CHORUS

The phone rings in the early light
Dad passed away in the middle of the night...
There?s got to be a diamond up there where every moments shines
and he?s there laughing while the game is on the line........

CHORUS