The Ballad Of Unremarkable Derrick Krueger

[Intro]
My name is Derrick Krueger
The fans call me Der
Or they would, if I had fans

They said that when I grew up
I could be anything
So I up and joined the band

[Verse 1]
Proud of every strike I throw
Write ‘em down in a ledger that’s nowhere near full
And when I’m jamming out with the team it’s easy to forget
I’m not the one, not the one they’re cheering for

I take my coffee black
I love Arthur C Clarke
I’m more than what I lack
I’m ready to start

Every day I get lost in the thoughts
That haunt my head when I wake up
Did I sleep through the only years that I have
For a future I don’t?

[Chorus]
I guess that’s just the way that it goes
(No loss, no disappointment)
Sometimes that’s just the way that it goes
(No loss, no disappointment)

[Verse 2]
Chills settle over the outfield
Another mediocre game with no return on yield
Nobody looking up from their phones
As the eyes in the dark glow bright
Another light, another light goes out

The smell of ash and pitch
The sound of nails on wood
The taste of salty air
The feeling that I could

I guess I’ll never hear my name rain down
From over the stands
I guess I’ll never see myself redeemed
In the eyes of the fans

[Chorus]
I'm fine, that’s just the way it goes
(No loss, no disappointment)
Sometimes that's just the way it goes
(No loss, no disappointment)

[Verse 3]
We’re not a team
We’re protagonists
But who’s writing the story?
And will I make it in?
(No loss, no disappointment)

Is this all that I am
(Just one more chance at the mound)
At the end of the day?
(Just one more day in the sun)
One more name for the ticker
(Will you wish I was around?)
One less lousy garage pitcher
(No loss, no disappointment)

As the sky grows dim
(Just one more chance at the mound)
Tell them I did my best
(Just one more day in the sun)
I was funny and kind
(Will you wish I was around?)
Please don’t let them forget
(No loss, no disappointment)

I’m sorry, I couldn’t make the grade
(Just one more chance at the mound
Just one more day in the sun)
When my body burns out
(Will you wish I was around?)
Will my name fade away?
(No loss, no disappointment)

[Chorus]
(Just one more chance at the mound)
Sometimes that’s just the way it goes
(Just one more day in the sun
Will you wish I was around?)
No loss, no disappointment

(Just one more chance at the mound)
I guess that’s just the way it goes
(Just one more day in the sun
Will you wish I was around?)
No loss, no disappointment
(When all is said and done)