Standing up at the plate  Waiting on my date  I was startin' to worry  She was a half-hour late  My team don't like it  When I delay the game  But they know I'm crowned  The girl's on the rebound  Life is like a stadium at night  Crowd cheers jeers  Drama spotlights  The public know us  Maybe they don't  But now I'm gonna show 'em  What the cameras won't  Time is running out for you and me  What's it all about?  When I was a kid  I went down to the minors  For stealing a base  They gave me a shiner  Sat me on the bench  'Til I learned my lesson  Little older, wiser  And a little less aggressive  At the age of 17  I got back on the team  Like a quarterback sneak  Everuy kid's dream  Never far from home  Always in the zone  Home or away  In ballparks and domes  C'mon and play these games today  Who wants to play these games today  I'm gonna play these games today  We gotta play  Play games  Oh yeah! The games we play  We play games  I've seen the bad calls  Injuries and penalties  But I keep ducking  All the blocks with ease  Big game exposure  All star composure  You asked me to prove my skills  Then I showed ya  The clock ticks down  To the year 2000  I went for the gold  And I damn near found it  To those who told  I would never succeed  It's first and goal  And I'm the M.V.P.