Ain't Nobody Gonna Take That From Me

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