Poking my head around on the web site of the Saw Doctors, one of this site�s favorite bands, I had to laugh at this paragraph from a review of an August 12 performance by the band in Cape Cod:
With a tip of the hat to Massachusetts, [Leo] Moran introduced �To Win Just Once� off �Sing A Powerful Song� CD saying, �people keep telling me we should dedicate this song to the Red Sox. I don’t know anything about baseball� [Link added]
If he did, he would see just how applicable are the song�s words (originally written for an Irish boxer who qualified for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics). Submitted for your consideration, here are the lyrics:
To win just once would be enough
For who�ve lost in life or love
For those who�ve lost their guile and nerve
Their innocence, their drive and verve
For those who feel they�ve been mistreated
Discriminated, robbed or cheated
To claim one victory inspired
To win just once is their desire
To win just once�
That would be enough
To win just once against the odds
And once be smiled on by the gods
To race with speed along the track
Break the tape and not look back
To never have considered losing
As if to win is by your choosing
Bare your soul for all to find
An honest heart, an open mind
To win just once�
That would be enough
So come all ye full-time, small-time heroes
Cast away your in-bred fears of
Standing out from all the rest
The cynics and the pessimists
The self-indulgent almost rich
The blatant hurlers on the ditch
Time is passing, so come on
And face the ball, the game is on
To win just once�
That would be enough?
Seems like a good theme song for Red Sox Nation. It�s a great song to boot.