Our favorite Nobel Laureate is back with another touching ode on Bardball. Maybe he should hang out with the guys in the Baseball Project and get some recording done! (This one was written with my friend, Jim Siergey.)
Bob Dylan’s 2017 Forecast: “I Shall Be Released”
They say ev’ryone can be replaced
Yet every lefty is still here
So I try to play second base
Or third or short or anywhere
. I only bat .190
. So my chances do decrease
. Any day now, any day now
. I shall be released
They say ev’ry man needs protection
They say you keep your eyes on that ball
The marketing guys aren’t my rooting section
My agent won’t return my calls
. I’m in the B-game lineup
. Starting to feel it’s just a tease
. Any day now, any day now,
. I shall be released
Standing next to me around the cage
Is a stud too young to buy a beer
He wants to gain the wisdom that comes with age
But I just want to play another year
. I see the rookies rise up
. Big potential, play for cheap
. Any day now, any day now,
. I shall be released