Favourite Son

They're always there, game after game.
Week after week.
They can have stinkers, or just stay anonymous.
Still, they get picked.

They can miss open goals,
They can mis-time tackles,
They can mis-place passes,
They can handle in the box,
Still, they get picked.

A charmed life, it might be thought.
Even captain, some of them.
Good honest pro, blah blah...
Putting in a shift, the apple of the gaffer's eye.

And still, they get picked.

They might stay out, get drunk,
Play away, get a speeding ticket.
Yet still, they get picked - Coz they
Don't do any of those things.

No special tricks, no fancy stuff.
Master of the sideways ball.
He'll never get subbed, he'll never
Let you down. Safety first, percentage man.

First on the team sheet, the Boss's
Best friend. He always gets picked.

© Andy Lockett 2010

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