If the ending of “Baseball” is true, Michael Franks scored a home run.
Franks kicks off his sixth album with this spicy song likening romance to the beloved American sport. He weaves between the lyrics to paint an explicit picture of a sexual conquest.
Baseball has been commonly used as a metaphor...
[Verse 1]
Ev'ryone sings, "Home of the brave
And land of the free"
You've had twenty wins and one save
Now you're up against me
[Pre-Chorus 1]
How can I keep control of my nerves?
The way you wind-up
When you throw me those curves?
I hear him yell, "strike"
And it's a good call
It's so hard to keep my eyes on the ball
[Chorus]
On the baseball
Love is just like baseball
All it is is baseball
Love is just like baseball
[Verse 2]
You have played with me like a pawn
For most of the night
How'd you get your uniform on
So perfectly tight?
[Pre-Chorus 2]
You struck me out twice
I singled but died
Then you made me pop up
By sneakin' inside
I'm gonna change that sneer to respect
Make your eyes open wide
When you feel me connect to the
[Chorus]
Baseball
Love is just like baseball
All it is is baseball
Love is just like baseball
[Bridge]
Here I am, behind in the ninth
The count's 3 and 2
End the game like Beethoven's Ninth
Is what I must do
Now that we're here
Alone in the dark
I'm gonna send this right out of the park
If I was you, I'd leave it alone
'Cause I'm tearin' round third
Slidin' towards home
Tearin' round third
Slidin' towards home
[Chorus]
Baseball
Love is just like baseball
All it is is baseball
Love is just like baseball
[Outro]
Your love is just like baseball
Your love is just like baseball
Your love is just like baseball
Your love is just like
Baseball!
Your love is just like baseball
Your love is just like baseball
Your love is just like baseball
Your love is just like
Baseball!
Baseball was written by Michael Franks.
Baseball was produced by Tommy LiPuma & André Fischer.