So you're a sophomore stuck in a slump
Car's in the drive but your hearts packed up
Feel like the next couple years are gonna drag on by
So you're a dreamer chasing the stars
Where you wanna wind up sure ain't where you are
Praying the dues that you're paying are worth the price
Hard to tell how far you are from the start and the finish line

In the middle of the road when the smoke ain't clear
Don't know how to look at that half-glass beer
Got you leaning on the Lord while you're under your breath just a'cussing
Oh, but one of these days you're gonna miss these days
When you didn't even know you were on your way
Knee deep in the weeds, you can only see just a little of it
Smack dab in the middle of it

You were heart-broke, that boy did ya wrong
Your pride took a hit but you wrote a hit song
Traded the pictures for records on your wall
And, girl, I bet you didn't see that coming at all

In the middle of the road when the smoke ain't clear
Don't know how to look at that half-glass beer
Got you leaning on the Lord while you're under your breath just a'cussing
Oh, but one of these days you're gonna miss these days
When you didn't even know you were on your way
Knee deep in the weeds, you can only see just a little of it
Smack dab in the middle of it

Oh, when push comes to shove, yeah, you gotta push through
You'll be glad that you did when you do

In the middle of the road when the smoke ain't clear
Don't know how to look at that half-glass beer
Got you leaning on the Lord while you're under your breath just a'cussing
Oh, but one of these days you're gonna miss these days
When you didn't even know you were on your way
Knee deep in the weeds, you can only see just a little of it
Smack dab in the middle of it
Middle of it, middle of it
And that's the beauty of it
In the middle of it, in the middle of it