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Lord, Don’t Let Sophie Get a Technical!
A Country Song for When Sophie Comes Off the Bench
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Country music has songs about trucks, prison, rain, Mama, and God. Why not the WNBA?
Watching Sophie Cunningham come off the bench reminds me of the entrance of every legendary country hero I ever saw.
You know somebody’s day is about to get much more interesting.
Country songs were invented for fearless intensity. After everything she’s been through lately, here’s hoping she gets to play hard, stay safe, and avoid a technical.
And I imagined this.
When Sophie Comes Off the Bench
Verse 1
I got ten bucks ridin’ on the Fever tonight.
Rain on the windshield, not a star in sight.
Mama said, “Son, you oughta be asleep.”
I said, “Not until Sophie checks into the game for me.”
Verse 2
The preacher says, “Son, keep your eyes on the Lord.”
I said, “I do… except the fourth quarter scoreboard.”
He laughed and said, “You’ve still got work to do.”
I said, “Amen… and maybe Sophie…
