Somewhere in the Middle

[Verse 1]

Couldn't have ever dawned on me

All the things that I would be, I

I never really looked out quite that far

It's never been a simple thing

To see the world with a young man's brain with

An old man's heart and restless soul

[Verse 2]

Yeah, my family went broke in my eighteenth year

Dad took a job many miles from here, that

That was alright by me, I was on my own

I had a band, found a job, and life was alright

I worked when I had to, we played all the time

Only got through that first year of college, alright

[Chorus]

But I learned more on the freight docks

Drivin' forklifts on the three o'clock AM shift

In the winter time, man, it got cold

Sellin' guitars on the west coast

Goin' hungry, chasin' ghosts around

And around we would go

And I saw it all tendin' bar at night

Treatin' saints and sinners right

Is a good thing to do all the time

You never know who you're talkin' to

But always know who's watchin' you

Keep your feet movin' straight down the line

[Verse 3]

I've known a lot of real good men

Grad school or no school, I've called em' my friends, I'm

I'm somewhere in the middle and that's just fine

No, I don't give a damn how much money you make

If your last shirt has pockets, take all you can take, I'm

Well, I'm goin' out with nothin' like I came in

[Chorus]

'Cause I learned more on the freight docks

Drivin' forklifts on the three o'clock AM shift

In the winter time, man, it got cold

Sellin' guitars on the west coast

Goin' hungry, chasin' ghosts around

And around we would go

And I saw it all tendin' bar at night

Treatin' saints and sinners right

Is a good thing to do all the time

You never know who you're talkin' to

But always know who's watchin' you

Keep your feet movin' straight down the line

[Chorus]

But I learned more on the freight docks

Drivin' forklifts on the three o'clock AM shift

In the winter time, man, it got cold

Sellin' guitars on the west coast

Goin' hungry, chasin' ghosts around

And around we would go

And I saw it all tendin' bar at night

Treatin' saints and sinners right

Is a good thing to do all the time

You never know who you're talkin' to

But always know who's watchin' you

Keep your feet movin' straight down the line

[Outro]

Yeah, and somewhere in the middle's just fine

Yeah, somewhere in the middle's just fine