Odes to Atlanta, GA · Track 35 · middle
Atlanta Sports Heritage
The pantheon of Atlanta sports teams past and present — Atlanta Crackers minor league baseball at Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta Falcons heartbreak and rebirth, Atlanta Braves Ted Turner era through Acuña and Riley, Atlanta Hawks from Pistol Pete and Spud Webb to Trae Young, Atlanta United expansion fever in MLS, Atlanta Dream WNBA, the Centennial Olympic Games 1996, college football rivalries Georgia Tech vs Georgia, the AAA Stripers — pride, heartbreak, red-and-black, silver-and-black
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[Intro] Oh, old magnolia in center field, At Ponce de Leon Park, 1906 to 1965, Your branches caught fly balls, turned them live, A tree in play, amid the Crackers' swing. [Verse 1] You stood there, leaves rustling on April 8, 1966, When the Falcons joined the NFL, Heartbreak in silver and black, Super Bowl XXXIII, Jamal Anderson's Dirty Bird dance, Fading in Denver's snow, January 31, 1999. But rebirth in Mercedes-Benz, 2017, The roof opening like a camera's eye. [Chorus] Magnolia, your bark scarred by errant homers, Witness to Ted Turner's Braves, 1976 onward, Through Acuña's swing, October 2021 World Series, Riley's glove flashing in the lights. Pride in red and black, the tomahawk chop echoing. [Verse 2] Pistol Pete Maravich, 1970 to 1974, Dribbling magic for the Hawks, Spud Webb's dunk, February 8, 1986, Now Trae Young's arc, Eastern Conference Finals, June 2021. You shaded the dreams, old tree, While Atlanta United's expansion fever, 2017, Chants of ATLUTD in the stands. [Bridge] Centennial Olympics, July 19, 1996, Bomb in the park, but the games went on, Georgia Tech vs. Georgia, Clean Old-Fashioned Hate, Bobby Dodd Stadium, November roars. Atlanta Dream's WNBA fight, silver gleams. AAA Stripers now, in Gwinnett, carrying the minor league torch. [Verse 3] Your magnolia blossoms fell like confetti, On the 1995 World Series trophy, October 28, David Justice's homer, 51,875 fans erupting. Heartbreak and pride intertwined in your roots. [Outro] Old tree, demolished in 1966, but your shadow lingers, In every chili dog bite at The Varsity, Atlanta's sports pulse, red-and-black, silver-and-black.