The Call Came Through — A Song Inspired by The Call Came Through

[Intro]
Hey! Hey!
Blue shirt, black mask, eyes on the line

[Verse 1]
No throne, just dust and a black face mask
Dust on his shoes, sun on his back
Every grown voice knew better from the seats
He learned to breathe between the heat

[Pre-Chorus]
Ball in the dirt, sky gone white
Everybody wants their own kind of right

[Chorus]
Make the call, kid, make it clean
Stand in the noise where the lines get mean
Fair or foul, you already knew
Someday the call comes back for you

[Verse 2]
Behind the plate with the whole town loud
He kept his eyes where the truth came down
No crown, no lights, just a little blue shirt
And a job that teaches what courage is worth

[Pre-Chorus]
Strike on the corner, heart in his throat
Learning which voices to carry home

[Chorus]
Make the call, kid, make it clean
Stand in the noise where the lines get mean
Fair or foul, you already knew
Someday the call comes back for you

[Bridge]
Then the phone rang like a stadium bell
The summer behind the plate became something else
Not a miracle, not luck breaking through
Just the world finally seeing what the kid could do

[Breakdown]
Safe! Out! Fair! Foul!
Hold your ground when the crowd gets loud
Safe! Out! Fair! Foul!
Tell the truth and wear it proud

[Final Chorus]
Make the call, kid, make it clean
Stand in the noise where the lines get mean
Fair or foul, you already knew
Now the call came back for you

[Outro]
Mask in his hand, road in view
Now the call came back for you