Out Here In The Middle Lyrics - 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 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