yankees vs bethlehem steel (2nd draft)

outside the truck stop
two men
arm wrestle on the hood of a car

one is named yankees
the other bethlehem steel
if their t shirts are telling the truth

when yankees pins bethlehem
with a grunt
they slap backs laugh and go back inside

a guy standing there shakes his head
says they do this all the time
and yankees always wins

but bethlehem keeps coming back
because it’s the only thing he’s got to do
since the factory closed
so yankees always gives him a game

it’s dark in pennsylvania
it’s going to rain tonight
and you know what they say

some will rust
some will get rained out
but they’ll keep coming back