CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE
(Lyrics by Steve McAndrew)

world police... give us peace
world police... make it cease
world police... give release
world police... give us peace

once again the fuse has burned, the powder-keg ignites
all around, everywhere's a full on fist fight
nowhere to run, no way to turn your back on this,
this golden opportunity to show your iron fist
friends from the back-yard, can't wait to join your gang
blairing their own trumpet, this aint no Vietnam
though weapons are the puppets, we're in above our necks
no price is too high, just keep sending in the cheques

nursery rhymes, they can have a happy ending
it's easy when other's money you are spending
hey diddle diddle, the cat's at the fiddle
unpleasant the riddle, when you're CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE

time keeps dropping sand through, nothing new, nothing less
west of east in middle ground, here in God we bless
guys and gals together, we'll stand until we fall
keep chasing through the shadows with your back aganst the wall
this elusive butterfly she's clearly not of love
she's metamorphosised again, not into a dove
anger on the faces of the people on the ground
searching, lack of love to go around

bed time stories tend to have a happy ending
based as they are on foundation of pretending
hey diddle diddle, the cat's at the fiddle
unpleasant the riddle, when you're CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE

things don't get any easier, fuel to the fire
what's the latest wish list, what do you desire
cut the head of from the daisy, from the bunker blown
satellites are tracking but the route is still unknown
like frodo from the shire and his home in middle earth
had the peril of that journey and did rightly prove himself
his motives and his heart were shown as just and true
but will the same be proven, will the same be said of you

fairy stories tend to have a happy ending
the whole world's peace on your actions is depending
hey diddle diddle, the cat's at the fiddle
hey diddle diddle, you're CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE

caught up in the slipstream
partner of the double-team
building up a head of steam
don't wanna be the has-been
like a fly on the windscreen
applying lots of sun-screen
on the stage acting mean
act the panorama scene
caught up in the slipstream
caught in the slipstream
caught in the slipstream

 

Comment:- It's never easy to be so caught in the middle and even harder to find somebody in authority that cares!!