[INTRO – HARMONICA] [BUBBA – SPOKEN] You can take a man out of Pittsburgh… but you can’t always take Pittsburgh out of the man. [VERSE 1 – BUBBA] Pittsburgh raised me by the river, Taught me how to stand up tall. Taught me how to keep on working when the winter winds would call. Taught me every road has hills, Every bridge has two sides, And you don’t turn your back on family when the hard times arrive. [VERSE 2 – DARLENE] Pittsburgh taught me how to laugh when the weather wasn’t kind, How a neighbor could become a friend in just a little time. It taught me that a working hand is something you can trust, And a promise means much more when you keep it because you must. [CHORUS – BOTH] Pittsburgh raised me, Black and gold, Taught me stories worth being told. Three rivers rolling, Bridges standing strong, Pittsburgh put a heartbeat in this old country song. I may wander, I may roam, But Pittsburgh always feels like home. Pittsburgh raised me, And it’ll stay with me wherever I go. [YODEL – BUBBA] Yodel-ay-ee… Yodel-ay-oh… Pittsburgh raised me! [VERSE 3 – BUBBA] It raised me on the sound of a ball hitting a glove, On a Sunday football crowd and the people that I love. It raised me on the hills, On the neighborhoods at night, On the river underneath those bridges shining bright. [VERSE 4 – DARLENE] It raised us on the stories that our grandparents told, On the photographs that faded but the memories never could. On the smell of dinner cooking, On the laughter in the hall, On knowing when somebody needed you, you’d answer when they called. [HARMONICA SOLO] [UPLIFTING BLUES HARMONICA WITH FIDDLE ANSWERS] [CHORUS – BOTH] Pittsburgh raised me, Black and gold, Taught me stories worth being told. Three rivers rolling, Bridges standing strong, Pittsburgh put a heartbeat in this old country song. I may wander, I may roam, But Pittsburgh always feels like home. Pittsburgh raised me, And it’ll stay with me wherever I go. [BRIDGE – CALL & RESPONSE] [BUBBA] What did Pittsburgh teach you? [DARLENE] Stand tall. [BUBBA] What did Pittsburgh teach you? [DARLENE] Work hard. [BUBBA] What did Pittsburgh teach you? [DARLENE] Love your people. [BUBBA] What did Pittsburgh teach you? [DARLENE] Never give up. [BOTH] That’s the Steel City way. [VERSE 5 – BUBBA] So here’s to every Pittsburgh kid who’s growing up today, Learning from the old ones in that good old-fashioned way. Take the lessons with you, Take the memories too, And wherever life may take you, let Pittsburgh travel with you. [VERSE 6 – BOTH] [BUBBA] From the rivers— [DARLENE] To the hills— [BUBBA] From the ballpark— [DARLENE] To the field— [BOTH] From the working hands that built this town, Pittsburgh’s spirit won’t back down. [FINAL CHORUS – FULL BAND] Pittsburgh raised me, Black and gold, Taught me stories worth being told. Three rivers rolling, Bridges standing strong, Pittsburgh put a heartbeat in this old country song. I may wander, I may roam, But Pittsburgh always feels like home. Pittsburgh raised me, And it’ll stay with me wherever I go. Pittsburgh raised me, Pittsburgh made me, Pittsburgh gave me a place to call home. And wherever I wander, wherever I roam, Three rivers keep calling— Come on home. [YODEL – FULL] Yodel-ay-ee… Yodel-ay-oh! Come on home! Yodel-ay-ee… Yodel-ay-ay! Pittsburgh! [OUTRO – SPOKEN] [DARLENE] You know what I think? [BUBBA] What’s that? [DARLENE] Pittsburgh didn’t just raise you. [BUBBA] What did it do? [DARLENE] It gave you something to carry. [BUBBA] Well… I’ll carry it proud. [HARMONICA – PROUD FINAL RIFF] [SFX: Distant crowd, river ambience] [BUBBA] Black and gold forever. [FADE OUT]
