Lyric discussion by mattyboy11891 

Cover art for Centerfield lyrics by Creedence Clearwater Revival

the best tune very good song abut basball. lol right on chris gene has the axe john has the bat lol gret song

This song was written by John Fogerty and finished in 1985.

CCR broke up in 1972. John Fogerty did not start writing this song until 1975.

This song should not be listed under CCR. It should only be listed under John Fogerty.

In this song, baseball is a metaphor. The song is not really about baseball. This song is about John Fogerty's absense from and hopeful return to music. He spent much of the time from 1975 to 1985 in court and out of music. That was a dark period for him in which he did not write or perform songs. Finally, in...