they broke into your car last night
took the stereo
now you say you don't know why
you even live there anymore
the garage man didn't see a thing so you guess it was an inside job. you made a reservation
a table for three
they said you'd have to wait
somebody must have bribed the maitre'd
the boss got mad and he blamed it all on you
food was bad and the deal fell through. well
out here in the middle
you can park it on the street
you step up to the counter
you nearly always get a seat
nobody steals
nobody cheats
wish you were here
my love
wish you were here
my love. we got tractor pulls and red man chew
corporate relo refugees that need love too
we ain't seen elvis in a year or two. we got justification for wealth and greed
amber waves of grain and bathtub speed
now
we even got starbucks
what else you need?
out here in the middle where the center's on the right
and the ghost of william jennings bryan preaches every night
to save the lonely souls in the dashboard lights
wish you were here
my love
wish you were here
my love. out here in the middle where the buffalo roam
we're putting up towers for your cell phones
and we screen all applicants with a fine tooth comb
wish you were here
my love
wish you were here
my love
wish you were here
my love.