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In The Middle
Why can’t I let it go I’ve always wanted to be a writer of some kind, ever
What’s stopping me from leaving since I was a kid. I have been writing short stories
I’ve shed so many tears and poems and kept diaries of both as I was not al-
I’m all cried out lowed to pursue my dream and had to be in the field
of either Science or Maths, both of which I’m just not
REFRAIN good at.
You say I got issues
I never get it right I grew up around musicians, my Father and Uncles
You say I’m nothing without you being part of a band, they all play the guitar. I told
Maybe you’re right my Dad that I wanted to learn to play the drums but
my Mum said it would be too noisy so I ended up
learning the piano, which I didn’t like, because the
CHORUS
But here I am teacher was so strict.
Stuck on this merry-go-round Dad had 3 guitars, so I started mucking around
Goin up and down with one. I asked him if he could teach me, but he
Why won’t you just let me out brushed me off saying “If you want to learn, then
Let me out learn how to read the chords.” And every night after
Cos I’m stuck in the middle of love…of love school, from the age of 9, I practised for hours and
Stuck stuck in the middle of love..of love hours. The first song I learned was ‘Smile’ by Char-
Stuck stuck in the middle of love..of love lie Chaplin. I learned to pluck and dao arpeggio
Stuck in the middle… of love first, than strumming which I know is weird. Then I
On this merry go round started playing the Beatles songs. But I struggle with
Frets and I can’t stretch my fingers enough so my
Round and round we go focus turned more to writing.
Where it stops no one knows
Losing all my patience I write because that’s how I express myself. I grew
I’m getting tired of waiting up not having the freedom of speech, but just saying
On you yes to whatever my parents told me, otherwise I’d be
in trouble. Up to this day, I still write when I need to
express how I feel.
BRIDGE
I’m running out of time I never intended my songs to be out in public due to
I don’t know what to do the fact that a lot of them are about my own life, my
Cause we go back and forth story. I have the fear of being judged by people who
You got me so confuse do not really know me. But every time I see a
I wanna let you go psychologist, they tell me that I should write, I have a
But I keep holdin on diary that’s got songs and should be really be
published. So the fifth time I heard this, I was like
I try to fight it “I’m 42, what have I got to lose, let’s give it go.”
But the feeling keeps on getting strong I have written so many lyrics and I asked my artist
Stronger and stronger to pick one for him to sing and he’s picked In The
Stronger and stronger each day Middle.
To listen follow this link... This song is about my marriage. It’s very delicate for
me because I always put a smile on my face when I’m
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