Does this song need an explanation?  This week, another exciting Portland Trailblazers season begins, and once again, Portlanders have a reason to be very hopeful about their one professional sports team.  Excellent new players, great returning players -- these sorts of things get all of us thinking, “Well hey, maybe this is it!”  This week’s song, “This Could Be The Year,” puts our sports hopes into song.  Enjoy -- and root, root, root for the home team!

Lyrics:

This could be the year

When it finally happens.

This could be the year --

Our hopes are great.

This could be the year

That we’ve imagined.

Portland, watch out --

This team is first rate

This could be the year --

Greg Oden’s ready to play now,

This could be the year --

How ‘bout that Brandon Roy?

This could be the year --

Watch them play and you’ll say “Hey, now,

This could be the year!”

Oh hope, oh joy.

This could be the year --

Have you seen our starting five?

This could be the year --

They’ve come to win.

This could be the year --

Nate’s got them alive.

Here they come:

The Trailblazers of Portland.

Blazers!  Trailblazers!

Portland has a good feeling this time.

Blazers!  Trailblazers!

Through the NBA we’ll watch you climb.

This could be the year --

You’ve got to believe it.

This could be the year --

For a championship here.

This could be the year --

So come on out and see it.

Cheer them on,

‘Cause this could be the year.

(This could be the year…

This could be the year.

This could be the year!)