out here in the middle

Singer:james mcmurtry

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.

Lyric Context: out here in the middle - james mcmurtry