Rivers and Roses

What was once based on ability is now politically correct As the powers that be try to disconnect At Cooperstown where there is so much fame The list of players is still missing one name Now out in Cleveland they're missing a name At the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame If you're over fifty, you know many of his songs At the Hall, Johnny Rivers belongs On the field, Pete gave it his all But a gambling addiction was his downfall Baseball still sweeps much under its rugs Addiction's okay as long as it's drugs Now Cleveland strikes another bad chord When one of the greatest is being ignored He's had top forty hits for over forty years From Secret Agent Man to The Tracks of my Tears The time has come to right this wrong And put them in where they belong Time's getting short as another year closes They're not Halls of Fame without Rivers and Roses.