| I’m a long shot, baby
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| A long shot is what I am
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| Yeah, I’m a long shot, baby
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| A long shot is what I am
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| My mane’s goin' gray
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| But my legs ain’t tired
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| I can run much faster than anybody say I can
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| I’m a long shot, baby
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| A long shot is what I been
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| Yeah, I’m a long shot, baby
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| Been shootin' since I don’t know when
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| But don’t put your money on another horse, son
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| I ain’t gonna be one of those 27 also-ran
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| Seem to me I don’t know where
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| You got it all wrong but on the other hand I don’t care
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| I wanna take my time before I get blue in the face
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| Cut the shit we both know that it’s a long race
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| I’m a short stop, baby
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| A short stop is what I’ll be
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| Yeah, I’m a short stop, baby
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| And a short stop is what I’ll be
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| I can shuffle step side to side
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| Glove down open wide
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| Side spittin' knockin' down every ground ball I see
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| Seem to me ya got a little trouble with the play by play
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| You got the wrong idea about every other word I say
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| I wanna call time out fiddle with my batting gloves
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| It ain’t just good defense that everyone loves
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| I’m a long shot, baby
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| A long shot is what I am
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| Yeah, I’m a long shot, baby
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| A long shot is what I am
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| Well, my mane’s goin' gray
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| But my legs ain’t tired
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| I can run much faster than anybody say I can
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| I wanna take my time before I get blue in the face
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| Oh come on we both know that it’s a long race |