Shadows (Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr.)

I was my daddie's shadow,

imitated every thing he did.

I wanted so to be like him,

but I was just a kid.

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My daddie, he played baseball,

to me he's Superman.

I mimicked his walk and his talk,

for I was his biggest fan.

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My daddie was my hero,

I loved to watch him play,

and imagined my small feet

would fill his shoes one day.

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He taught me how to catch a ball,

and how to swing a bat.

I dressed up in his clothes

and wore his baseball hat.

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When I got to the big league,

we played ion the same team,

we his back to back home runs,

and thus fulfilled my dream.

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Now, they call me Jr.,

a shadow of my dad.

I'm thankful that he found

the time, to teach me as a lad.

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My daddie is now coaching,

and I'm now number one,

and I'm now being shadowed,

by my own little son.

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I wonder will he follow,

my footsteps all the way,

and will back to back home runs

be hit by us someday?