TEXAS ITALIAN ROOTS

our baby-faced boy left our nest
we groomed him, rooted for him,
cheered when he stole

base

their baby-faced boy donned Boston Red
scruffly, he slugged against us
snagged our

drives

their bearded man played
in the World Series
not for us, he swung a

bat

our baby-faced boy grew up
swapped Texas sweat for Boston shiver
at home, we secretly chanted

Napoli Napoli Napoli