To tell you the truth
I'd have to befriend you
There's only so many postcards
I'm willing to send you

I don't need a new buddy
I don't care where you're from
You gotta build me a ballpark
If you want me to come

Yeah, I cried wolf
For so many years
They only come to my rescue
If I swear the coast is clear
I cried wolf

You gotta give me some proof
I can believe
If you won't let me start the game
At least let me relieve

But if these punks start charging the mound
I'm gonna read 'em the news
I got more dirty tricks
Than I even know how to use

I spent too many years
In the minor leagues
To sit here on the bench
While the girls cheer

I spent too many years
In the minor leagues
To lay down

I cried wolf
For so many years
They only come to my rescue
If I swear the coast is clear
I cried wolf