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Kate Bush
The Sensual World
Walk Straight Down the Middle

TRACK

Walk Straight Down the Middle

Release date: 16th October 1989

From The Sensual WorldTrack 113:49

Prog-Rock/Art Rock Music Rock Alternative

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About This Track

"Walk Straight Down the Middle" is a track by Kate Bush, from the album The Sensual World, released 16th October 1989. The track is 3:49 long. It's filed under Prog-Rock/Art Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Kate Bush.

About the Artist

Kate Bush

Kate Bush

Lyrics

Walk Straight Down the Middle

Can't move my arms
Can't move my legs
Can't say no
I can't say yes
Can't help myself
I need your help

We go ooh, ooh, what do we do
Now we just can't move?
We're calling out for Middle Street
We go, ooh, ooh, what do we do
Now we just can't move?
We hang on to every line
And walk straight down the middle of it

But he thought he was gonna die
But he didn't
And she thought that she just couldn't cope
But she did
And we thought it would be so hard
But it wasn't, it wasn't easy, though

I can't say yes
I can't say no
Can't begin
Can't let go
Help me now

We go ooh, ooh, what do we do
Now we just can't move?
We're calling out for Middle Street
We go ooh, ooh, what do we do
Now we just can't move?
We hang on to every line
And walk straight down the middle of it

Well he thought he was gonna die
But he didn't
And she thought she could never cope
But she did
And we thought it was all over
But it wasn't
It hadn't started yet

And, oh, oh walk straight down the middle of it
Walk straight down the middle of it
We're calling out for Middle Street
We're calling out for Middle Street

Walking straight down the middle of it

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From The Sensual World

3:491989

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Album

The Sensual World

17th October 1989

Track number

11

Release year

1989

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3:58
2Love and Anger
4:42
3The Fog
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4Reaching Out
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