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I Want To Point My Finger Like Babe Ruth

I want to go to Wrigley Field Stand behind home plate And point my finger at the left field wall I do it to remember baseball What it used to be Simple Pure Dirt Muscle And spit It used to be you could go to climb the fence and get in to Wrigley for free Simpler times Now you can't get in for less than a small fortune Steroids and wall street Great I want to stand at home plate And point my finger for a better world Babe Ruth was certainly associated with the ruling class But he played a sport of the people And he represented a team whose city has some of the ,most ardent socialists in the world So I know I'm reaching here But I want to stand at Wrigley field In the heart of america And point my finger like babe ruth Very unwitting representative Of the nations working class Pointing my finger to the beyond In the heart of america Pointing my finger to the beyond Toward what's better. Toward what's more. Towards what America Is supposed to be.

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