Middle Ground

For years she's lived on her own
 In a corner of the city
 Twice a year she gets back home
 Playing catch-up with the family
 She tells her folks what they need to know
 Her mother says she's much too thin
 Her sisters ask about her beaus
 Her dad inquires how's business been
 She's 33 this time around
 She's always been real good at listening
 Her sense of humor never lets her down
 Except sometimes there's something missing
 Hey,middle ground
 A place between up and down
 She could be safe and sound
 Oh,to know middle ground
 For years she's been on her guard
 She's kind of tense around the shoulders
 She wonders why she works so hard
 She counts the days 'till they promote her
 She'll take a weekend now and then
 To stay in bed and watch the reruns
 She'll turn the phone off when guilt sets in
 But Sunday always kind of leaves her let down
 Hey, middle ground
 A place between up and down
 She could be safe and sound
 Oh, to know middle ground
 She gave her heart away one time
 Says that she hasn't seen it since
 Love's a puzzle in her mind
 The pieces match but don't quite fit,hey
 And these days run thick or thin
 It never rains or else it's pouring
 All her single friends are men
 She thinks married girls are so damn boring
 Hey,middle ground
 A place between up and down
 She could be safe and sound
 Oh, to know middle ground
 Hey,middle ground
 A place between up and down
 She could be safe and sound
 Oh, to know middle ground
 Oh, to know middle ground
 Oh, to know middle ground