I remember when baseball was everything   It was Little League, what a big game   There were two men on and one man out      I got a fastball hangin' outside   I swung that bat with all my might   And ball was gone      They say I knocked the cover off   Was the only homer that I ever had   Should've seen my dad      And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me   As long as I'm holdin' on   Heaven wouldn't ask it of me   Devil on a good day ain't that strong      Well, I'm keepin' it here inside of me   As long as I live and breathe   The ball was soarin' and the crowd was roarin'   And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me      I was nineteen, it was a good job   Movin' TV's on a loading dock   'Til the boss said, "Son   Try to lose every seventh one"      "I got it worked out with a good friend   Keep your mouth shut and we'll cut you in   Now what do you say?"      "Don't you want to be rich one day?"   I lost a real good job that night   But I kept my pride      And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me   As long as I'm holdin' on   Heaven wouldn't ask it of me   The Devil on a good day ain't that strong      Well, I'm keepin' it here inside of me   As long as I live and breathe   I said goodbye with my head held high   And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me      And sometimes it feels like   My best years are behind me   Then somehow, out of nowhere   Something sneaks up to remind me      Like this mornin', I woke up to a little voice that spoke up   Sayin', "Daddy, please, fix a bowl of Rice Krispies   You're the bestest friend that I ever had   Oh, I love you, Dad"      And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me   As long as I'm holdin' on   Heaven wouldn't ask it of me   The Devil on a good day ain't that strong      Well, I'm keepin' it here inside me   As long as I live and breathe   I got more than I ever asked for   And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me      Nobody