Middle Blocker Blues

Middle Blocker Blues

I got trouble on the court I feel it in my knees, I had a premonition They wouldn’t be hitting threes I knew she liked to roll shot But I didn’t think it’d drop Cost us that first set with that sort of slop.

So Coach, hey what’s the answer Ball, setter, ball, hitter, bam! That’s just the way we planned Don’t be fooled by the back row setter Or you’ll sit the bench, ya understand?

So it’s gonna go down like this And your team’s gonna lose—it’s the nature of the business. The Middle Blocker Blues The Blocker’s Blues

Be friends with all your setters and don’t forget the ‘bro, To get set you’ve gotta get set when you aren’t putting up a wall No matter if they tooled you or you were in the net You better hit that one-ball, it may be the only one you get this set.

You may have to tip it or tool the hands Their 6’4 blockers prepped to spoil your plans And silence the crazies who are your fans.

I just blocked left and right half a dozen time, So I’m sucking air here, wondering why I’ve got The Middle Blocker Blues The Blocker Blues.

You see the sport headlines, you know with every play The love is for the setter, the outside makes the opponent pay The right-side is key and the ‘bro will save the day But the middle be important? Hah! No way!

They all want to play outside, on the right at the very least Ask any coach—“On the outside, she’d be a beast” From the D1 coaching staff Right down to me and you…me and you.

Playing middle gets no glory, but you can’t play without us It’s the realities of volleyball It’s the Middle Blocker Blues The Blocker Blues

9/15/23