I was brought up inna place in East London, by the name of Hackney
I would love to cross waters to the suburbs with the family
I was racially abused at the age of 12 at school
I wanted to report it to the head teacher, but in reality would have been made a fool
I like to hit things, so I decided to buy a baseball bat
I also brought myself a Chicago white sox hat
On route to training a police car pulled up on the side of the round
Said to me “they need to stop & search me” out this winter cold
I thought, is it because I’m wearing black, had a bat in my bag, or because I’m black
I refused to let them search me, I said “I have a bat because I play baseball
So they wrestled me to the ground like a raging pit-bull
One of the officers pulled my arm across my back, face down on the floor, I’m sure he broke my arm
I was thinking what kind of life is this with eye water (tears) coming down my eyes
Could barely move in the police car my hands tied back, felt paralyzed
You try to live good and peacefully
I feel the whole world against me, trying to kill me
While in the cell I was thinking and dreaming of playing for the white sox
While my family cheer me on in the director’s box
I got a caution as I was let of
It was time to put on my hat and glove
Forward 10 years later
I’m playing In front of a sell-out crowd, I feel even greater
We was on a 10 game winning streak going to the finals
We was playing against our rivals
I needed just one home run to beat the record
Imagine one time I was ignored
Believe we only needed one run to win the championship so I stepped up
First ball strike, second ball strike, but then hit a home run on the last ball to win the game and the championship
It was great sportsmanship
I accomplished something impossible
I became the greatest player to ever to step onto a baseball field