Basketball

My shoes don’t fit My head is tight I watch the basketball Passing by Come on, Barrie, do it right, come on Come on, Barrie, do it right, come on Why am I left standing alone? Basketball Let my knees give under me Feel my fist go white Basketball I float off from the wall Like a flake of paint They lose me honestly With a thoughtful fake Put my head up To my hands Come on Put my belly In the sand Come on Why am I left standing alone? Basketball Let my knees give under me Feel my fist go white Basketball (I mark my name in concrete Dig Barrie into the street…) Hear the big one after me Feel my fist go white Basketball Let my knees give give under me Feel my fist go white Basketball