[Verse 1] Dust on the diamond Hand-me-down glove Lace torn Sunday dress at her ankles While the boys take the field like it’s war She ties back her hair Stitches up one more loose seam Chalk on her fingers Heart racing faster than steam [Chorus] Write her name on the scoreboard Let it ring from the cheap-seat rows She’s stepping up to the chalk-mark line Where no girl’s dared to go Let the whole town see her In the sun In the heat Under smoke from the trains Write her name on the scoreboard And watch the old world change [Verse 2] “Ladies keep to the stands” Laughs from the men in the coats But the ball leaves his fingers And time catches fire in her throat She swings like she’s breaking Every door that was nailed shut tight Leather meets wood And the crowd forgets how to fight [Chorus] Write her name on the scoreboard Let it ring from the cheap-seat rows She’s stepping up to the chalk-mark line Where no girl’s dared to go Let the whole town see her In the sun In the heat Under smoke from the trains Write her name on the scoreboard And watch the old world change [Bridge] Years roll like innings Photos fade at the edge Go gray But some little girl in the bleachers Still learns her courage that way (oh) [Chorus] Write her name on the scoreboard Let it ring from the cheap-seat rows She’s stepping up to the chalk-mark line So every daughter will know Let the whole world see her In the sun In the heat Under smoke from the trains Write her name on the scoreboard And watch the old world change
