I Am A Middle Child

from Autobio (Part Two) by Val Emmich

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lyrics

Four babies in a row
My mother had lost in utero
I arrived just in time
deep in the winter of '79

My folks spoiled me
At least that's what my sisters see
Then my brother came along
Taking my place as the youngest one

And I see it now today
How I fit into my place

I am a middle child
A little bit tame and a little bit wild
I am a middle child
Keep everyone happy, gotta please both sides
I am a middle child
Don't know what it means but it's me all right

I'm always in between
Stuck in the center of two extremes
Half laughing, half in tears
A little bit straight and a little bit queer
I went to college, got a degree
Then shoved it in a drawer and tried to live free
I keep trying to take the lead
But the blowback sends right me back into the weeds
Oh well

I am a middle child
A little bit tame and a little bit wild
I am a middle child
Keep everyone happy, gotta please both sides
I am a middle child
Don't know what it means but it's me all right

The middle has become a thing of shame
You’re either left or right, sane or insane
I gotta stop trying to hide
Cuz I am what I am what I am
What am I?

I am a middle child
A little bit chaste and a little bit vile
I am a middle child
Always trying to make everyone just smile (cry)
I am a middle child
Trying to broker peace but starving for a fight

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from Autobio (Part Two), released October 19, 2018

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