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Me, I'm the Lonesome Kicker |
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Extra points, field goals at your service |
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One might think it comes with glory |
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You might think different after you listen to my story |
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My helmet is equipped with a tiny face mask |
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What it possibly could protect, I do not know |
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The other guys on the team |
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Like to make fun of my little shoulder pads |
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And also like to hide the special shoe |
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I need to kick in the snow |
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People think it's so easy |
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To kick a field goal from the 30 yard line |
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They forget to add seven yards for the snap |
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And 10 more 'cause the goal posts are pushed way back |
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In 1974, the uprights were right on the goal line |
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But some of the players were running into them |
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And getting hurt |
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So screw the kicker |
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Who cares about the kicker? |
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But I kick that ball |
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And I pray it goes straight |
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If it does |
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The coach says "Good job, number 8" |
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He doesn't even know my name is |
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Andre Kristacovitchlalinski, Jr. |
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But that's the life I live |
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The Lonesome Kicker |
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Kickoffs can be so very scary |
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Especially, if the returner breaks on through |
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And I'm the only guy on the playing field left to tackle him |
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I don't want to get hurt |
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So I pretend to tie my shoe |
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Once again, I'm ignored by my teammates and all my coaches |
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"Go back where you came from!" |
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Scream 70,000 fans |
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Well, I know I could win their love back |
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By catching a winning touch-down |
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But, unfortunately, I was born with these very small hands |
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And I hope that the cameras don't come in too close |
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'Cause they might see the tears in my eyes |
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As I sit on this bench made of cold-hearted wood |
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And the splinters go deep in my thighs |
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And the towel boy snickers as he walks by |
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The Lonesome Kicker |
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Another blocked kick |
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And everybody blames me |
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But it was the Left Guard |
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Who didn't pick up his man |
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Oh, why can't they see... |
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In my home country |
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I could have been a minor league soccer player |
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But I came to America |
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Seeking fortune and seeking fame |
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I didn't realize that if I shanked one |
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And blew the point spread |
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Some drunk guys would push me into their hibachi |
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After the game |
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So I go home at night |
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'Cause I never get invited |
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To go drinking with the other guys |
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And I sit in my chair, and I soak my foot |
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As I eat a plate of cold french fries |
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And my wife's out with her quote-unquote friend |
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And my son can't look me in the eyes |
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But that's the life I live |
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The Lonesome Kicker |
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Kicking for you |
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They took my snow shoe |
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They're going for two |