Right Field Lyrics

The song Right Field is performed by Peter Paul & Mary in the album named Carry It On in the year 2004 .



Saturday summers, when I was a kid
We'd run to the schoolyard and here's what we did
We'd pick out the captains and we'd choose up the teams
It was always a measure of my self esteem
'cause the fastest, the strongest, played shortstop and first
The last ones they picked were the worst
I never needed to ask, it was sealed,
I just took up my place in right field.
Playing...

Chorus:
Right field, it's easy, you know.
You can be awkward and you can be slow
That's why I'm here in right field
Just watching the dandelions grow

Playing right field can be lonely and dull
Little leagues never have lefties that pull
I'd dream of the day they'd hit one my way
They never did, but still I would pray
That I'd make a fantastic catch on the run
And not lose the ball in the sun
And then I'd awake from this long reverie
And pray that the ball never came out to me
Here in...

(chorus)

Off in the distance, the game's dragging on,
There's strikes on the batter, some runners are on.
I don't know the inning, I've forgotten the score.
The whole team is yelling and I don't know what for.
Then suddenly everyone's looking at me
My mind has been wandering; what could it be?
They point at the sky and I look up above
And a baseball falls into my glove!

Here in right field, it's important you know.
You gotta know how to catch, you gotta know how to throw,
That's why I'm here in right field, just watching the dandelions grow!



Peter Paul & Mary - Carry It On

Feb 2004

  1. Buddy, Can You Spare A Dime - Peter Yarrow
  2. Early In The Morning
  3. 500 Miles
  4. Lemon Tree
  5. If I Had A Hammer
  6. It's Raining
  7. If I Had My Way
  8. Autumn To May
  9. Where Have All The Flowers Gone
  10. Puff, The Magic Dragon
  11. This Land Is Your Land
  12. Gone The Rainbow
  13. Flora
  14. Old Coat
  15. A'Soalin'
  16. Blowin' In The Wind
  17. Polly Von
  18. Stewball
  19. All My Trial
  20. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
  21. Freight Train
  22. Paultalk (Live)
  23. Goodbye Baby - Noel Stookey & The Corsairs
  24. The Times They Are A Changin' (Live)
  25. Three Ravens (Live)
  26. Blue (Live)
  27. Oh, Rock My Soul (Live)
  28. When The Ship Comes In (Live)
  29. Come And Go With Me (Live)
  30. For Lovin'Me
  31. Jimmy Whalen
  32. Gilgarra Mountain
  33. Wasn't That A Time
  34. Monday Morning
  35. San Francisco Bay Blues
  36. Early Mornin' Rain
  37. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
  38. The Last Thing On My Mind
  39. The Cruel War (2nd Single Version)
  40. Il Faut Qu'il Vienne Le Temps (If I Were Free)
  41. And When I Die
  42. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
  43. For Baby (For Bobbie)
  44. Hurry Sundown (Single Version)
  45. Mon Vrai Destin
  46. Well, Well, Well
  47. Single Girl - Mary Travers
  48. The Other Side Of This Life (Live)
  49. Sometime Lovin' (Live)
  50. The Good Times We Had (Live)
  51. Leaving On A Jet Plane
  52. No Other Name
  53. The House Song
  54. The Great Mandella (The Wheel Of Life)
  55. I Dig Rock & Roll Music
  56. The Song Is Love
  57. Too Much On Nothing
  58. Moments Of Sort Persuasion
  59. Hymn
  60. Day Is Done (Live/Single Version)
  61. The Marvelous Toy
  62. Leatherwing Bat
  63. I Have A Song To Sing, O!
  64. Going To The Zoo
  65. Because All Men Are Brothers - with Dave Brubeck
  66. Follow Me - Mary Tarvers
  67. Wedding Song (There Is Love) - Noel Paul Stookey
  68. Coscientious Objector (I Shall Die) - Mary Travers
  69. Weave Me The Sunshine - Peter Yarrow
  70. By Surprise
  71. Canaan Land
  72. Such Is Love (Live)
  73. There But For Fortune (Live)
  74. Wild Places (For Caloola) (Live)
  75. Right Field
  76. No Easy Walk To Freedom
  77. Greenland Whale Fisheries
  78. El Salvador
  79. Greenwood
  80. Children Go Where I Send Thee (Live)
  81. Light One Candle (Live)
  82. All Mixed Up
  83. It Ain't Me Babe
  84. Pastures Of Plenty (Live)
  85. The Fox (Live)
  86. Garden Song (Live)
  87. the Kid
  88. Mi Caballo (Live)
  89. It's Magic
  90. Don't Laugh At Me
  91. If I Had A Hammer (Civil Rights March On Washington, 1963)
  92. Jane, Jane (The Andy Williams Show, 1966)
  93. If I Had My Way (The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, 1969)
  94. Leaving On A Jet Plane - with John Denver (Something To Sing About, 1969)
  95. The Great Mandella (The Wheel Of Live) (The Song Is Love, 1970)
  96. No Easy Walk To Freedom (Promotional Video, 1986)
  97. Babylon/On Sinner Man (LifeLines Sessions, 1994)
  98. Have You Been To Jail For Justice? (Rehearsal Reference, 2003)
  99. Interviews (1996)

Right Field