Tigers Basketball
Darnell Joyce	Parnell Payne
The only thing I ever wanted	The only thing I ever wanted
Was to play Tiger basketball,	Was to play Tiger basketball,
To wear the orange and black,	To wear the orange and black,
To hear the roar of the crowd,	To hear the roar of the crowd,
To smell the hardwood floor.	To smell the hardwood floor.
On the walls of my side of the room	On the walls of my room
Are posters of stars, past and present:	Are posters of stars, past and present:
Dr. J., Magic, Kareem, Bird,	Reed, Bradley, West, Monroe,
Shaq, Michael, Penny, and Patrick.	Sir Charles, David, Karl, and Alonzo.
A draft is not from an open window.	A draft is only from an open window.
A bucket is not a large pail.	A bucket is only a large pail.
A foul is not a chicken and	A fowl is only a chicken and
A jam is not a jelly.	A jam is only a jelly.
I made the cut!	I didn't make the cut.
I made the team!	I didn't make the team.
I can wear the jersey!	I can never wear the jersey.
I'm gonna have to put up some more posters	I'm gonna have to tear down all my posters
And stare at the crowded wall,	And stare at the blank wall,
Knowing the game clock of my life	Knowing that the game clock of my life
Has just started.	Has just ended.