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Ken Griffey Jr​.​'s Rookie Card

from Let's Make an Album Tonight by Shaky Voices

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I wrote this track about my love of baseball and collecting baseball cards as a kid. In particular I was a big Ken Griffey Jr. fan and was quite proud of my Ken Griffey Jr. rookie cards. Oddly enough I really did enjoy the scent of an Upper Deck baseball cards. They really had their own scent.

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verse/
Put it on the wall
I hung it up myself
A thumb tack and some tape
And a little bit of help
From the dresser by my bed
Cleared off so I could stand
High enough to reach
The spot next to Pearl Jam

chorus/
Ken Griffey Jr.'s on my wall
He's gonna bring me good luck when I play ball
I've got Ken Griffey Jr.'s rookie card
Mint condition without a mark

verse/
Saw it on the shelf
By Jose Canseco's card
I knew that it was mine
The decision wasn't hard
When I held it my hand
I trembled from the power
The magic scent of Upper Deck
It was my single greatest hour

chorus

bridge/
Man, I love the smell of an Upper Deck card

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from Let's Make an Album Tonight, released November 1, 2009

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Shaky Voices is a lo-fi, late night jam session between Pavement and Pinkerton-era Weezer on a cheap, out of tune acoustic guitar that's missing the "A" string.

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