Thank you Lightshines

Lightshines said...

This was a tough week to get into politics. With Imus, and the Durham prosecutor, the “auto crash” and, most of all, Virginia Tech, political pedantry seemed a little meaningless. But this past week, we celebrated a career of courage that is worthy of recognition. With the help of Simon and Garfinkel, this week we’ll Graduate to something a little more positive.

And here's to you, Jackie Robinson
The nation loves you more than you will know.
You’ve blessed us all, Jackie Robinson
Heaven holds a field for you to play ,
Hey, hey, hey

You taught us all a little bit about just who we are
We learned to be much better than we were.
When you played you might not notice sympathetic eyes,
But if you played today you’d feel at home.

And here's to you, Jackie Robinson,
The nation loves you more than you will know.
You’ve blessed us all, Jackie Robinson
Heaven holds a field for you to play,
Hey, hey, hey

There wasn’t any hiding place where you could ever go.
A place where you weren’t always in the spotlight.
You made a better world a Robinson's affair.
Most of all you were a model for the kids.

Koo-koo-ka-choo, Jackie Robinson,
The nation loves you more than you will know.
You’ve blessed us all, Jackie Robinson
Heaven holds a field for you to play,
Hey, hey, hey

Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon.
Watching the world that you made happen
When they shouted boy to you
You showed you were a man
Every time they hate, you win, they lose.

True, we all liked Joe DiMaggio,
But our nation came of age because of you.
Where you have been, Jackie Robinson.
Your courage made the hatred go away,
Hey hey hey. Hey hey hey.