A Boy and a Man and a Satellite

A boy and a man in a backyard
Working on a fastball, throwing hard
Came in high and a little bit outsideIf it never gets dark we′ll never go inside

Number 45 on the mound takes the sign
Checks the runner on the third working down the line
Holds his breath and closes his eyes
If the game never ends we'll never go inside

Never say goodbye to this moment
Never say good night, I never told him
I can′t walk this road all on my own
Don't go inside, don't leave me alone

A boy and a dog in a backyard
Watching satellites spin from the trunk of the old man′s car
Takes a breath and closes his eyes
If I never shut the door we′ll never go inside

Never say goodbye to this moment
Never say good night, I never told him
I can't walk this road all on my own
Don′t go inside, don't leave me alone

Humid nights dripping through my Virginian heart
Another night under the lights of an empty park
Long walk from the gate through the parking lot
Another night, not nearly as dark as I′d thought

Old man all alone in a backyard
Watching satellites spin, thinking they're stars
Does that boy ever think about my life
If you ever knew, you′d never go inside

Never say goodbye to this moment
Never say good night, I wish I'd told him
I can't walk this road all on my own
Don′t go inside, don′t leave me alone