Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Lil Rascals
Performer
Bow Wow
Performer
Sammie
Performer
Lil Zane
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lil Zane
Lyrics
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin
Composer
LaMarquis Jefferson
Composer
Leon Huff
Composer
Kenneth Gamble
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin
Producer
LaMarquis Jefferson
Producer
Phil Tan
Mixing Engineer
John Horesco IV
Mixing Engineer
Brian Frye
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Throw me the ball and watch what I do with it
[Verse 2]
Strike one, caught you by surprise
Strike two, right before your eyes
Pitch three, this one's to the wall
Oh, ain't no thing like a game of hardball
[Verse 3]
When I step to the plate
The outfield gets back
'Cause they know I'm the over-the-wall type of dawg
So, man, he back to back
Yes, they call me little Sammy Sosa
Bubblegum cards, all the posters
Yeah, I know I roast you when It's time to compete
On the field, on the court, over any hot beat
I'm great, and you know it when I see you clonin'
Right now that's all I see going on
Holla at me
[Verse 4]
Game time, all I think about
Is bringin' home the trophy
If your team's better than mine
You really gotta show me
Really gotta beat me, really gotta trash talk
Mistreat me, and send my squad back home
'Cause I don't lose too much
Matter-of-fact, I ain't never lost at all
When I playin' hardball
So if you on the mound 'bout to pitch to me
Understand, I'm like Griffy, I keep 'em to the wall
[Verse 5]
Strike one, caught you by surprise
Strike two, right before your eyes
Strike three, ooh, I got you out
Without a doubt, I've got you out
Strike one, caught you by surprise
Strike two, right before your eyes
Pitch three, this one's to the wall
Ain't no thing like a game of hardball
[Verse 6]
This goes out to them jocks that stare at my jock
Throwin' a pop, keep pitchin'
I'm in the kitchen making radio rock
I usually prefer
I be choosy with all my words
Throwin' eggs at them chicken heads
Beggin' on the curb
Take breath, I'm a blur
A fast baller with a curve
Have a slide at home
Tellin' the friends that's in the third
I'm sure you done heard who I'm doin' it with
I'm doing what's false and what's true and
Girl, listen
When it comes to this game
They call me Zane McGuire
That other kid was just a mark so I made him retire
See, we all got a base
And we hold our own
But when I come up to bat
We gon' all come home
And the fans cheer us on
'Cause they know what the drill is going
Out of the field, into your automobile
And I hope it ain't your Range Rover
That you spend your change over
I'm in the dugout with my tongue out playin'
Game over
[Verse 7]
Strike one, caught you by surprise
Strike two, yeah, right before your eyes
Strike three, ooh, I got you out
Without a doubt, I've got you out
Strike one, caught you by surprise
Strike two, right before your eyes
Pitch three, this one's to the wall
Ain't no fun like a game of hardball
[Verse 8]
They call me Young Weezy Rodriguez
You know I'm gettin' it hot as the **** Kennedy
You know?
And I keep the chrome bat swingin'
Slingin' that iron
Pitch on the black like Nolan Ryan
Too bad for TV
You won't see me, I'm right in the streets
I'm a hustler, people, my life in the streets
Watch the game, get your wife in the sheets
My watch, my chain, and my T calls
That way I would never cheap talk
And I call mami sweetheart
She call me sweet daddy
And she gladly love the way that daddy bat it
Yeah, baby, Weezy Weez a player, baby
And I don't share, baby
So if you searching for some ****
Ain't nothing here, baby
Catch me going near eighty in your lady's Bentley
I'm going out
And Weezy ain't never hit a foul
A hot guy
Don't hit pop fly's
I knock it up out the park
And after the game's over, we going to be there after dark
[Verse 9]
Strike one, caught you by surprise
Strike two, right before your eyes
Strike three, ooh, I got you out
Without a doubt, I've got you out
Strike one, caught you by surprise
Strike two, right before your eyes
Pitch three, this one's to the wall
Ain't no fun like a game of hardball
[Verse 10]
Strike one, caught you by surprise
Strike two, right before your eyes
Strike three, ooh, I got you out
Without a doubt, I've got you out
Strike one, caught you by surprise
Strike two, right before your eyes
Pitch three, this one's to the wall
Ain't no fun like a game of hardball
Written by: Jermaine Dupri Mauldin, Kenneth Gamble, LaMarquis Jefferson, Leon Huff, Lil' Zane