Edie Carey

The Middle

Edie Carey


Miles from ecstatic 
Years from depressed 
Across the board content 
A step below dramatic 
Nowhere near repressed 
Sometimes I just need to vent 

I've got an understated chest 
And an exaggerated ass 
But with the right clothes 
I manage to balance out 
One part prudish 
Three parts crass 
Sometimes these words just slip out 

But I like the view 
From where I stand 
From up here 
I can see both sides 
And the middle 
Is a little like no man's land 
But it's a pretty nice place 
To hide 

I can be funny when I talk 
And too damn serious when I sing 
I wish I could just lighten up 
I'm go-with-the-flow 
But obsess over every little thing 
I wish my head would just shut up 

I lose my heart 
Without looking down 
They could be 
Sarah, Chloe, or Clyde 
And I suspect the question's 
Been going around 
As to whether I'll ever decide 

But there's more than 
One single facet to my face 
I've got infinite schizophrenic sides 
The middle is a little like 
Wide open space 
Like the time in between the tides 

You might as well brand 
A big fat 'M' on my chest 
'Cause I'll never be 
A woman of extremes 
I've never been the worst 
And I'll never be the best 
But that'll never stop 
Me or my dreams 

So go on, go ahead 
Put me to the test 
I wouldn't be 
The first or last to lose 
'Cause falling somewhere 
In between the worst and the best 
Leaves a hell of a lot of 
Room to improve 

ABut I like the view 
From where I stand 
From up here 
I can see both sides 
And the middle 
Is a little like no man's land 
But it's a pretty nice place 
To hide