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The Best There Ever Was

from Blooming Roses by Doug Hoekstra

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The Best There Ever Was

He said, “I want to be the best, that there ever was
When I stand on the mound, the crowd will pause
And wait for me to fire, and when I do retire
They’ll tell stories of me to their daughter’s sons.”

She said “I want to the best, that there ever could be
When I stand on the stage, the crowd will weep.
Treasure my finest hours, throw me carts of flowers
My autograph will be worth a million bucks.”

The best there ever was….the best there ever was

Now, everything happened as they knew it would
Through college and the minor leagues he could
Dominate the hitters, throw nasty sinking splitters
His legend grew, some whispered Hall of Fame

She rose through the ranks, Hollywood hits
Action flicks and serious bits
From coast to coast, billboards called her the most
Glamorous starlet of the last hundred years….

The best there ever was…the best there ever was

Brother and sister on a mountain train, peaks and valleys in every frame
Nothing’s ever what it seems to be

The final game at Fenway Park
The sun was low, it was getting dark
He struck out the side, at home that night
Stopped the flow with a flourish and a flash

She read all about it in the L.A. Times
Didn’t know whether or not cry
The sun began to rise, she watched it justify
All the movements that anyone ever made

credits

from Blooming Roses, released January 1, 2008
John Deaderick – piano, organ
Nirva Dorsaint-Ready – vocals
Paul Griffith - drums
Doug Hoekstra – vocals, acoustic guitar
Joe Rathbone – electric guitar
Paul Slivka - bass
Barry Walsh – mellotron

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Doug Hoekstra Nashville, Tennessee

Doug Hoekstra’s singular musical persona sets sympathetic narratives against understated vocals, memorable melodies, and subtle but unexpected arrangement turns. His albums have earned Nashville Music Award and Independent Music Award nominations, a bevy of top 10 list appearances, and a reputation as a “songwriter’s songwriter” (CMJ Music Monthly). "The Day Deserved" due out Spring 2021 ... more

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