Turpentine

Summertime back in '65 He got all that he wanted Golden boy with a gifted arm The major leagues would love him How could you be so blind Turpentine Stuck in a nursery rhyme Turpentine Threw the pitch of his life And blew the only thing he lived for Signed his name across the line Tried to define the meaning Of a cold war How could you be so blind Turpentine Stuck in a nursery rhyme Turpentine Save me Save me A boxful of medals, pennants, and trophies Could not sustain you But morphine and marriage were like one another They never would contain you How could you be so blind Turpentine