Centerfield is the newest single from trailblazing pro baseball player turned country artist Bryan Ruby. The single was released over all platforms on August 25, 2023.

“Centerfield” was originally released by John Fogerty, who also penned the song, in March 1985 as the B-side of “Rock and Roll Girls.” It was also the title track of Fogerty’s comeback album about a decade after leaving Creedence Clearwater Revival. A track that combined two of his passions, baseball and rock and roll, the song has been a fixture at baseball parks everywhere, played during team breaks and in between innings. Even the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York is known for playing it. The song also garnered a 1985 Grammy nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.

Spending most of his life on baseball fields, Bryan Ruby wants fans to know he considers it an honor to record a cover of such a beloved song. A journeyman professional ballplayer who has heard “Centerfield” played in baseball parks worldwide for years, it’s no surprise that the song holds a lot of meaning to him personally.  

“This song is an all-time classic and a personal favorite of mine,” expressed Bryan Ruby.  “When I think of a ‘baseball song,’ I immediately think of ‘Centerfield.’ As the son of a lifelong baseball coach and a longtime player myself, this ballpark anthem has truly been the soundtrack of our lives. I’m proud to put my own personal spin on it. It’s already been a nonstop summer. I’ve been crisscrossing the country at stadiums big and small singing the “Star Spangled Banner,” “God Bless America,” and doing pregame and postgame ballpark shows. I wanted my version of ‘Centerfield’ to channel the energy and excitement we feel at the stadium every day. We bumped up the tempo compared to the original version, added a key change in the final chorus, and layered in a few extra guitars in order to really blow the roof off of it. 

About The Artist: 

BRYAN RUBY is a rising country music artist and trailblazing professional baseball player based in Nashville, Tennessee. As a songwriter, Bryan has penned songs that have appeared on the Texas Country Top 50 chart and the iTunes Country Top 25 (#16), and songs he has written have been featured on both Huffington Post and People Magazine. As an artist, Bryan won Season 7 of the talent-search competition Nashville Rising Song, and released his debut single“Left Field” in June 2022. The song was featured on The TODAY Show and added to rotation on SiriusXM Country Pride, as well as the Academy of Country Music's Ultimate Pride Playlist.

With rich vocals and authentic storytelling on follow-up singles “Two For The Road” (August ‘22), “The Standouts” (October ‘22), “Christmas With You” (November ‘22), “Baseball Country” (March ‘23), and “The Standouts (Heroes Version)” feat. Ty Herndon (June ‘23), “Bryan’s introspective and relatable storytelling‘ (The Nash News) and “expressive baritone” (Music Row Magazine) give him a unique calling card in the up-and-coming Nashville country scene. 

For all inquiries, contact Becky Parsons at becky@foundsoundmedia.agency

©Bryan Ruby 2023

Centerfield

Genre: Pop Rock, Post-Grunge
The first record from State of Mind  -- Produced by Century One Records.

Cause I never lied, no not in my time

Recorded 2025

LYRICS

(Verse 1)
They’re buying up the dirt our granddaddies plowed,
Selling out the heartland, can you hear us now?
They’re flying foreign flags where the red, white, blue should wave,
But we’re the sons and daughters of the home of the brave.
They lie through their teeth on the evening news,
Tryin’ to tell us what to think, what’s fake, what’s true.
But there’s a storm a’brewin’, can’t you feel that wind?
The sleeping giant’s waking up again.

(Chorus)
We’re not for sale, we’re not for trade,
You can’t buy the blood that our freedom made.
From the factory towns to the mountain trails,
This land’s our home and we’re not for sale.
Raise that flag, let the truth prevail —
We’re takin’ it back, and we’re not for sale.

(Verse 2)
They poison our kids with their silver tongues,
While they hide their greed behind loaded guns.
But we ain’t scared, we’ve seen the fight before,
If it’s war you want, then it’s war.
From the bayou swamps to the city streets,
We stand as one, we don’t retreat.
We built this land with sweat and pride,
We’ll fight for her till the day we die.

(Chorus)
We’re not for sale, we’re not for trade,
You can’t buy the blood that our freedom made.
From the desert sands to the eastern gales,
This land’s our home and we’re not for sale.
Raise that flag, let the truth prevail —
We’re takin’ it back, and we’re not for sale.

(Bridge)

Yeah, they can tear our statues down,
But they can’t touch holy ground.
You can’t buy a soul that’s free,
That’s the price of liberty.

(Final Chorus)
We’re not for sale, we’re not for trade,
You can’t buy the blood that our freedom made.
From the small-town bars to the county jails,
This land’s our home and we’re not for sale.
Raise that flag, let the truth prevail —
We’re takin’ it back, and we’re not for sale.

(Outro – Spoken/Gritty Drawl)
You can try to buy our land,
You can try to twist our tales,
But this is America, brother —
And we ain’t for sale.

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Bryan Ruby is a rising country music artist, John Lennon International Songwriting Prize finalist and winner of Season 7 of the talent-search competition ‘Nashville Rising Song’. Ruby has captivated listeners with rich vocals and authentic storytelling on his summer 2025 EP ‘Growing Season’, planting roots deep in the country landscape - and the genre - on a project poised to “find his voice” The Tennessean. With recent features in Billboard, USA Today, NBC's The TODAY Show, CBS, Yahoo, The Boot, Wide Open Country, All Country News, Saving Country Music, and People Magazine, Ruby’s songs have been added to rotation on SiriusXM Country Pride and major playlists including Spotify's All New Country, Amazon's Pride Country, and ACM Fresh Music Friday. The Nash News praises his “introspective and relatable storytelling,” while MusicRow Magazine highlights his “expressive baritone,” and The Nashville Scene notes his “honey-bourbon voice that was destined for country music.”

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