Written by Dan H circa 2008, recorded fall 2025. Daniel Christian sings lead and Gabrielle Beadell Anderson (Noah's little sister) guests on vocals. Dan H does everything else.
Lyrics
"The Long Wait: A Secret History of the On-Deck Batsman"
When she said,
"He just knows how to talk to women,"
I should've known I was just a stand-in.
"But still he thought it could be somethin."
And then she drained the pool,
and my head head was swimmin."
Been a long time outside the game, it's a
whole new world inside that ring.
Nothin but time to think it over.
To make believe you're gettin closer.
Give me a chance to work together,
but with men on base, I can't wait forever.
Been a long time outside the game, it's a
whole new world inside that ring.
You better stand your ground, better take your swing,
gonna drop the hook, it never looks the same.
The mind will drift, the mind will wander.
Always the hope they call your number.
But when you make your own appointment,
what might have been seems less important.
Been a long time outside the game, it's a
whole new world inside that ring.
Kick the chalk and then walk away,
you'll be back to swing some other day.