The Gathering Field - Middle Road lyrics

Take the darkest of the darkest nights Combine it with the brightest of the sun's bright rays And you'll see what I see in my head What I see every day From the pit of despair To the arch of euphoric transcendence I'm the middle man monkey, the misery junkie The cat walking barbed wire fences I've been searching high and low Up and down and carrying my heavy load High and low and up and down and all around Been trying to find the middle road I been trying to find it Whenever God shines his light I put on my best sungla**es Whatever truth that shines through, for a moment I view But of course then the moment it pa**es And I'm standing alone again At the crossroads of my melodrama With my heart in my hand, dumb and silent I stand Like some dime store Dalai Lama I been searching high and low... Angel, devil, it's all the same Each one knows me by name Each one knows me, they all know me by name Come the morning of my soul's dark night When I've laid to rest these ghosts that haunt me With sweet tenderness I will kiss your red lips Not the past or the future shall daunt me But that day ain't here just yet So I'm stuck here on this roller coaster With my hands in the air, on a wing and a prayer Hoping it's taking me closer I been searching high and low... BILL DEASY: lead vocal, acoustic guitar DAVE BROWN: electric guitar ERIC RIEBLING: ba** RAY DEFADE: drums JOHN BURGH: hammond b3, piano