Heart

Lyrics

[VAN BUREN, spoken] Now listen to me, you guys! This game of baseball is only one half skill. The other half is something else, something bigger! (sung) You've gotta have heart All you really need is heart When the odds are sayin' you'll never win That's when the grin should start Ya gotta have hope! Mustn't sit around and mope Nothin's half as bad as it may appear Wait 'til next year and hope When your luck is battin' zero Get your chin up off the floor Mister, you can be a hero You can open any door, there's nothin' to it but to do it Ya gotta have heart Miles and miles and miles of heart Oh, it's fine to be a genius, of course But keep that old horse before the cart First, you've gotta have heart [ROCKY] A great slugger we haven't got [SMOKEY] A great pitcher we haven't got [VERNON] A great ball club we haven't got [ROCKY, SMOKEY & VERNON] What've we got? We've got heart All you really need is heart When the odds are sayin' you'll never win That's when the grin should start [VAN BUREN, spoken] Now you're gettin' the idea! [ROCKY, SMOKEY, & VERNON] We've got hope We don't sit around and mope Not a solitary sob do we heave Mister, 'cause we've got hope [VAN BUREN, spoken] Boys, I'm proud of ya! [ROCKY] We're so happy that we're hummin' [ROCKY, SMOKEY, & VERNON] Hmm hmm hmm [VAN BUREN] That's the hearty thing to do [ROCKY, SMOKEY, & VERNON] Hoo hoo hoo [SMOKEY] 'Cause we know our ship will come in [ROCKY, SMOKEY, & VERNON] Hmm hmm hmm [ROCKY] So it's ten years overdue [ROCKY, SMOKEY, & VERNON] Hoo hoo hoo We've got heart Miles and miles and miles of heart Oh, it's fine to be a genius of course But keep that old horse before the cart [VAN BUREN] So what the heck's the use of cryin'? [SMOKEY] Why should we curse? [ROCKY] We gotta get better, 'cause we can't get worse! [ALL] And to add to it: we've got heart We've got heart We've got heart We've got heart [RADIO COMMENTATOR, spoken] Top of the ninth, one away, nobody on. The Senators now just two outs away from the pennant. Bauer steps in. Hollingsworth gets his sign, delivers. Bauer swings, and it's a hard-hit ball to deep short. Sohovic charges over, backhands it beautifully, and there's the long throw... he's out by a stitch! [VERNON, spoken] Here comes Gloria Thorpe, tell it to her [SMOKEY, spoken] Go ahead, Rocky, you start [LINVILLE, spoken] Yeah, go ahead [ROCKY] We've got— [ALL] —heart! All you really need is heart When the odds are sayin' you'll never win That's when the grin should start [SMOKEY] We're so happy that we're laughin' [ALL] Ha ha ha [VAN BUREN] That's the hearty thing to do [ALL] Hoo hoo hoo [VERNON] So we ain't been autographin' [ALL] Ha ha ha [ROCKY] 'Cept to sign an IOU... [ALL] Hoo hoo hoo We've got heart Miles and miles and miles of heart Oh, it's fine to be a genius of course But keep that old horse before the cart [SMOKEY] Who minds them pop bottles flyin'? [VERNON] The hisses and the boos [VAN BUREN] The team has been consistent [ROCKY] Yeah, we always lose [ALL] But we're laughin' cause We've got heart We've got heart We've got heart