"This is the middle of the road" Well since our separation you have taken up with thee They tell you just how wonderful you are Baby I have nothing but respect for you I would never try to rip you off 'Cause I know your heart still runs with mine You're just afraid of getting soft It's a long, long way to the middle The middle of the road Well, it's summer time in California I never felt so cold It's a long, long way to the middle The middle of the road But I still love you baby Why don't you come on home? Well, I put the bat out of my mind and my Memories are good The hardwood floor 'neath your kitchen door Where you taught me all your dirty words When we first made love under your ivory cross It was a rainy Easter Sunday And we were drinking champagne in the Mulholland hills When I finally felt that stone roll away It's a long, long way to the middle The middle of the road But you still got a hold on me Even though you're getting old It's a long, long way to the middle The middle of the road But I still love you baby Why don't you come on home? Why don't you come on... Well happy birthday baby Hope you're getting realistic You're two months and two years away from the same old sad statistic To live out in the wilderness You gotta learn to start a fire But you can stand out there with your fist in the air While the rest of us get on with our lives It's a long, long way to the middle The middle of the road But don't you listen to me baby I've been bought and sold It's a long, long way to the middle The middle of the road But I still love you baby Why don't you come on home? Why don't you come on...