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