Nolan Ryan

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