Patriots Day

A general stands near the line of scrimmage
a grey hood hangs over his head
his face gives away no indications
his emotions go unread
Tom looks out at Branch and Welker
I wonder if they’ll pass or run
It could be
first down in the first quarter
or forth down in the last one
Patriots' Day
We walk on the field
one team, one name
Patriots' Day
We listen to the coach
he says to focus on this one game
and they hate us from envy
they laugh when we bleed
but they don’t have the coach
and they’ll never concede
That the game’s about more
than the hype or the flash
We don’t live in the fame
The fame doesn’t last
We live in New England
With a sense of the past
We punt it and touchback to 20
7 points behind just to tie
the defense assures us its plenty
4th quarter, 2 minutes alive
Mayo, Guyton and Wilfork
I wonder if they’ll blitz the line
If they get us possession by 1:20
I see a 2 point conversion arise
Patriots' Day
We walk on the field
one team, one name
Patriots' Day
We listen to the coach
he says to focus on this one game
and they hate us from envy
they laugh when we bleed
but they don’t have the coach
and they’ll never concede
That the game’s about more
than the hype or the flash
You can’t live in the fame
We don’t live in the past
We live in New England
With a sense of the past