Lyrics

Mickey Mantle

School was out the summer of '59
Tom and me walked down the railroad line
Fishin' rods in our hands
Worms in an old bean can
Nothin' else ahead of us but time

Just beyond where the tracks cross the old highway
A radio blasted from the Esso service bay
And above a cheering crowd
We heard the announcer shout
"Mickey mantle hit one out today"

And the locusts droned
And the clouds passed like a dream
And we could tell the good guys
From the bad, or so it seemed
And deep down in the Railroad Pool
The lazy brook trout lay...and
Mickey Mantle hit one
Mickey mantle hit one out today

Tommy said his neighbor 'cross the way
Bought himself a foreign car called "Datson" yesterday
But we both agreed it would never beat
A good old American-made...and
Mickey Mantle hit one out today

And the locusts droned
And the clouds passed like a dream
And a dollar was a dollar
That filled the Olds with gasoline
And my folks still went shopping
Down on Main-Street USA...and
Mickey Mantle hit one out today

And summer was forever
Just like that sleepy town
And our heroes and our country
Would never let us down...where

The locusts droned
And the clouds passed like a dream
We'd grow up and get married
To our high school beauty queens
Land a good job in the city...and
Keep it 'till we're gray
And Mickey Mantle hit one
Mickey Mantle hit one out
Mickey Mantle hit one out today

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