Jerry Jeff Walker      Well, our story starts in Texas, where he's tempered by the heat   That skinny Alvin boy believes his fastball can't be heat   So he brings it and he brings it and it passes every test   They're talkin' he's a wild man might be the fastest in the West      Well, he's drafted by New York, he's gonna pitch up there in Shea   With those amazing Mets, he'll help them take it all the way   He gets a World Series ring, he stays modest, he don't boast   Now it's off to California, where he'll make history on the coast      Chorus:   Nolan Ryan, he's a hero to us all   Nolan Ryan, he stands straight, he stands tall   He don't mess around boys   He just throws a mean fast ball      Tom Morgan is the angel, gets Nolan in second gear   Then he pitches four no-hitters in about as many years   He's working for Gene Autry, they're calling him the Ryan Express   He throws one ball a hundred, now he's the fastest in the West      But after eight years on the left coast,    He says he wants to come home   So he signs on with the Astros,    He'll bring magic to the dome   As he throws his fifth no-hitter,    They're talkin' about he might be the best      In Texas people know, he's the fastest in the West      Chorus      Now he's a Texas Ranger, but he don't tote no gun   He'll mow you down with the heater, you smell leather, hear it hum   He throws a sixth no-hitter, the Oakland A's just met Big Tex      Now they're gonna judge all the rest,    Boys, against the fastest in the West      Now let's count up some numbers, he's forty-three years of age   He's got 5200 strike-outs, six no-hitters to date   There's 57 shut-outs, right up against 300 wins   And on the very first ballot, the Hall of Fame's gotta take him in      Chorus x2