Don't put that thing too close to my head It took this long just to get ahead, he says He knows for sure but that he can't decide Between his decency and this matter of pride So he's growin' up on time, he's growin' up in the middle Said he's growin' up on time, he's growin' up in the middle Get down, growin' up on time, growin' up in the middle Get down, growin' up on time, growin' up in the middle And it burns and it burns, the sun burns and it burns Oh, now I can really feel it, how could you ever stand it? We've got the same ideas, we got the same old fears There are different colors sometimes, but hey, who cares? It's just years that shears, that shears our lives apart Yeah, like the time you tried to teach your nephew to fart He couldn't do it, push so he's growin' up in the middle Said he's growin' up on time, their growin' up in the middle I'm growin' up on time, I'm growin' up in the middle Said I'm growin' up on time, hey, guess what? Oh, now I can really feel it, how could you ever stand it? I'm not the kind of person who would say it, if it wasn't the truth And then you go and tell a friend that Her heart's on fire and it has no meaning Well, now and only now I know the difference When you tell me that there ain't no difference So I'm growin' up on time, I'm growin' up in the middle Said I'm growin' up on time, I'm growin' up in the middle I'm growin' up on time, I'm growin' up Now's the time to evaluate between The love you give and the love that you take It's not a matter of opinion when it comes down to it It's just a difference of opinion, that much I can take So I'm growin' up on time, I'm growin' up in the middle Said she's growin' up on time, she's growin' up in the middle So they're growin' up on time, they're growin' up in the middle I'm growin' up on time, I'm growin' up in between And it burns and it burns and it burns And it burns, the sun burns and it burns And it burns and it burns