A boy and a man in a backyard

Working on a fastball, throwing hard

Came in high and a little bit outsideIf it never gets dark we′ll never go inside

Number 45 on the mound takes the sign

Checks the runner on the third working down the line

Holds his breath and closes his eyes

If the game never ends we'll never go inside

Never say goodbye to this moment

Never say good night, I never told him

I can′t walk this road all on my own

Don't go inside, don't leave me alone

A boy and a dog in a backyard

Watching satellites spin from the trunk of the old man′s car

Takes a breath and closes his eyes

If I never shut the door we′ll never go inside

Never say goodbye to this moment

Never say good night, I never told him

I can't walk this road all on my own

Don′t go inside, don't leave me alone

Humid nights dripping through my Virginian heart

Another night under the lights of an empty park

Long walk from the gate through the parking lot

Another night, not nearly as dark as I′d thought

Old man all alone in a backyard

Watching satellites spin, thinking they're stars

Does that boy ever think about my life

If you ever knew, you′d never go inside

Never say goodbye to this moment

Never say good night, I wish I'd told him

I can't walk this road all on my own

Don′t go inside, don′t leave me alone