Dropkick me, Jesus, through the goalposts of life End over end, neither left, nor the right Straight through the heart of them righteous uprights Dropkick me, Jesus, through the goalposts of life
Make me, oh, make me, Lord, more than I am Make a piece in your master game plan Free from the earthly temptation below I've got the will, Lord, if you've got the toe
Dropkick me, Jesus, through the goalposts of life End over end, neither left, nor the right Straight through the heart of them righteous uprights Dropkick me, Jesus, through the goalposts of life
Bring on the brothers who've gone on before And all of the sisters who've knocked at your door All the departed, dear loved ones of mine And stick 'em up front in the offensive line
Dropkick me, Jesus, through the goalposts of life End over end, neither left, nor the right Straight through the heart of them righteous uprights Dropkick me, Jesus, through the goalposts of life
Dropkick me, Jesus, through the goalposts of life End over end, neither left, nor the right Straight through the heart of them righteous uprights Dropkick me, Jesus, through the goalposts of life
Yeah, dropkick me, Jesus, through the goalposts of life End over end, neither left, nor the right
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Paul Charles Craft
Dropkick Me Jesus lyrics © Screen Gems-emi Music Inc., Black Sheep Music
d.: Hi, Cal.E. What are you doing on your day off?
C.: I’m watching football…
d.: In June?
C.: Yes. There was The Rock’s XFL in the Spring, and now the new USFL is playing during the summer. The players and coaches aren’t quite on the level with the NFL players and coaches, but it’s still football!
d.: And this is Texas, so the broadcasts of this league will probably get good ratings in this state.
C.: Yes, that’s probably true. However, I don’t understand why it’s called the “New USFL.” Maybe you can shed some light on that for me, d.c., since you’re a big football fan, too.
d.: Yes, I can do that, Cal.E. Back in the 1980’s…
C.: Before fire was discovered?
d.: No, not quite. Anyway, in the ‘80’s there was the original USFL. It actually did quite well while the league played their games in the Spring for the first two years. However, the success must have gone to the heads of the people in charge of the league, because they decided to move the games to the Fall of the year. They thought they could compete with the older, well-established NFL. That only lasted one season. Then, the league folded because it couldn’t compete with The League (the NFL).
C.: What happened to the players from the original USFL?
d.: Some of the better players, like Herschel Walker, were absorbed into the NFL. A majority of the players, though, were done playing professional football. That was a bad thing for some talented players.
C.: Like who?
d.: The one I know the most about was a wide receiver that went to the same college I attended, and at the same time. Danny Knight was also an employee of my dad’s who worked on the maintenance crew. His assignment was to mow grass all summer in the Southwest Mississippi heat. This guy was serious about keeping in shape. He asked my dad for an old-fashioned reel push mower…
C.: Like you used when you were a kid, because the gasoline combustion engine hadn’t been invented yet?
d.: Yes and no. The gasoline combustion engine has been around for more than one-hundred years, but I did own a reel mower at one time as an adult. Like Danny Knight, I thought that using that mower would be good exercise. That would help keep me in shape when I was participating in distance runs and triathlons.
C.: I know what happened to you, because I read the manuscript BEYOND THE THIRTEENTH MILE: THE IRON MAN CRHONICLES that you wrote. What happened to the other guy?
d.: If I remember correctly, he was invited to an NFL team’s summer camp. However, he was cut from that team and never played in the NFL. He had really good statistics in the USFL, but the team that invited him to their camp was loaded at his position. I don’t know what happened after that, but I hope he landed on his feet.
C.: Like a cat always does. Also like a cat, it’s time for my nap.
d.: So I guess that’s all for today, folks. We’ll see y’all tomorrow at Cal.E.’s Korner.
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