He wakes to the sound of planes
Somebody's goin' somewhere
He feels his luck changin', changin'
He looks at his palms and stares,
And then he hears the soul of the engines
It's like Beethoven when they're landing
He goes to work every day
But wishes he was dancing
And in his dreams he is riding
In a field of grain and summer com
In his dreams he arrives
Worse for wear but not forlorn
Standing in the middle,
In the middle of the Compa** Rose
Standing in the middle,
In the middle of the Compa** Rose
It's North, South, East and West
Oh, she sees the day she will finally find
Running off center down a country road
She's just inside the pa**ing line
Got a back beat rhythm
On a blacktop highway
Objects appear in her rear view mirror
She's just a little closer to the big green sign
Saying: "I thought you were out of here"
Leaving behind the city of bridges,
None of them burning
As the skyline falls
Somewhere the old horizon sets
The new one waits and calls
Standing in the middle,
In the middle of the Compa** Rose
She's standing in the middle,
In the middle of the Compa** Rose
Feel the silk wind urging and lilting
I know a path might shine you see
It's just one step in any direction
It's a brave new world, it‘s there to see
Oh, do you go to sleep and you dream of rising
On wings of fire above a j**eled web
And off in the vortex as you climb
A chorus of voices is in your head singing
Glory, Hallelujah, nothing ventured, nothing gained
There might be good things coming to ya
But you can't stay here, you can't remain
Standing in the middle,
In the middle of the Compa** Rose
Standing in the middle,
In the middle of the Compa** Rose
And in these dreams the vision's clearer
Of the steps that take us toward the sky
In these dreams the vision's clearer
One day I‘ll awake and find
Just one answer to just one question like
"What holds me back, and what path to take?"
Sooner or later you have to choose
When you do you make no mistake
You‘re Standing in the middle,
In the middle of the Compa** Rose
Standing in the middle,
In the middle of the Compa** Rose