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I Felt Like George Best

kevin halls

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 I played on the wing as a lad
For my schools and Coventry Boys
Played football almost every saturday
From the age of seven till seventeen.

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 My role was to get past my defender
Try and put in lot’s of accurate crosses
When we scored from one of them
The feeling was second to none.

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 To beat your marker felt great
But to cut inside and score was better
Then to get mobbed by my team-mates
In my young mind, I was George Best.

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 Still get a warm feeling and a glow
Thinking back to those childhood days
Winning lots of certificates and medals
Still got them in a drawer at home.

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 Stopped playing far too early
But I enjoyed it nevertheless
Just grateful to play the best sport
Memories of certain matches still with me today.

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 Get my enjoyment now from watching my team
Downcast though when they fail to win
But to me football is all about emotion
Without passion it’s completely soulless.

7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 But only real football fans understand
This ecstasy and agony we feel
When we play or watch our sport
This beautiful game of football.

© kevin halls. 05.11.09.

Notes

This is about the theme of feelings, and how I felt when I played many years ago. I never played at Old Trafford, or Wembley, but when you’re young, you can pretend you are, and the feeling of scoring, is the same wherever you are !

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/i-felt-like-george-best/