Centerfield -- John Fogerty

Well, beat the drum and hold the phone - the sun came out today!
We’re born again, there’s new grass on the field.A-roundin’ third, and headed for home, it’s a brown-eyed handsome man;
Anyone can understand the way I feel.

Oh, put me in, coach - I’m ready to play today Put me in,
coach - I’m ready to play today Look at me, I can be centerfield.

Well, I spent some time in the mudville nine, watchin’ it from the bench You know I took some lumps when the mighty casey struck out. so say hey willie, tell ty cobb and joe dimaggio;
Don’t say "it ain’t so", you know the time is now.

Yeah! I got it, I got it! Got a beat-up glove, a homemade bat, and brand-new pair of shoes You know I think it’s time to give this game a ride. Just to hit the ball and touch ’em all - a moment in the sun  it’s gone and you can tell that one goodbye!

This song was inspired by Fogerty's childhood memories of baseball, and although he didn't play the game, he loved watching it and hearing the stories his father would tell about the legendary New York Yankees centerfielder Joe DiMaggio, who like Fogerty was from San Francisco. In an interview with MLB.com, Fogerty explained: "I'd hear about Ruth and DiMaggio, and as my dad and older brothers talked about the Babe's exploits, their eyes would get so big. When I was a little kid, there were no teams on the West Coast, so the idea of a Major League team was really mythical to me.   (songfacts)