by tyler stenson © 2017 — ASCAP
Sunk like a stone
To the valley floor
But that’s the lowest land
Where I ever did stand
So, I’ll return there no more.
Oh, I rose like a bird
Up above it all
But looking down from the clouds,
Here’s what I found:
Higher up is just further to fall.
‘Go North young man—
It’s the promised land’
But if my heart’s at ease
Is the North not where I am?
I like this life in the middle
It holds me safe and sound
I’ve tried up and down
I’ve tried all around
But the only thing my lost heart has found
Is that the middle is the New Northbound.
I’m not saying don’t battle
I’m not saying quit the fight
But with a roof over my head
And a good lover in my bed,
I can sleep sound at night
And IF in the morning I rise,
I’ll give a kiss to that love
And I will call her the queen
Of my kingdom between
That low-down Hell and high-up Heaven above.
I like this life in the middle
It holds me safe and sound
I’ve tried up and down
I’ve tried all around
But the only thing my lost heart has found
Is that the middle is the New Northbound.
I’ve lived on both sides of the line
For the compass in my chest
Had me rambling round in circles
Up right down til there’s nothing left.
I like this life in the middle
It holds me safe and sound
I’ve tried up and down
I’ve tried all around
But the only thing my lost heart has found
Is that the middle is the New Northbound.