From Page 50 of Buck O’Neil’s America

Life doesn’t turn out the way you think.
You just hold on to each other.
That’s the trick.
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Page 51
In our beautiful memory
We were all handsome.
We all could sing.
We all had the heart
Of the prettiest girl in town.
And we all hit .300.
- Buck O’Neil
November 13, 1911 – October 6, 2006
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_O’Neil

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