Nolan Ryan

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Well, our story starts in Texas, 
where he's tempered by the heat
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That skinny Alvin boy believes his 
fastball can't be heat
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So he brings it and he brings it 
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and it passes every test
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They're talkin' he's a wild man 
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might be the fastest in the West
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Well, he's drafted by New York, he's
 gonna pitch up there in Shea
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With those amazing Mets, he'll help 
them take it all the way
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He gets a World Series ring, he 
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stays modest, he don't boast
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Now it's off to California, where 
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he'll make history on the coast

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Nolan Ryan, he's a hero to us all
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Nolan Ryan, he stands straight, he
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 stands tall
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He don't mess around boys
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He just throws a mean fast ball


Tom Morgan is the angel, gets Nolan 
in second gear
Then he pitches four no-hitters in 
about as many years
He's working for Gene Autry, they're
 calling him the Ryan Express
He throws one ball a hundred, now 
he's the fastest in the West

But after eight years on the left 
coast, he says he wants to come home
So he signs on with the Astros, 
he'll bring magic to the dome
As he throws his fifth no-hitter, 
they're talkin' about he might be 
the best
In Texas people know, he's the 
fastest in the West

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Now he's a Texas Ranger, but he 
don't tote no gun
He'll mow you down with the heater, 
you smell leather, hear it hum
He throws a sixth no-hitter, the 
Oakland A's just met Big Tex
Now they're gonna judge all the 
rest, boys, against the fastest in 
the West
Now let's count up some numbers, 
he's forty-three years of age
He's got 5200 strike-outs, six 
no-hitters to date
There's 57 shut-outs, right up 
against 300 wins
And on the very first ballot, the 
Hall of Fame's gotta take him in

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