Middle of Life
Acoustic based folk song in waltz time with fiddle and melodeon accompaniment. Celebrates middle age rather than a midlife crisis by looking at all that has passed and all that is to come. The lyric encourages letting go of regret and to forget and forgive.
View
PLEASE WAIT - LOADING
Lyrics
My glottal stop gives me away
A storm in a tea cup with nothing much brewing
I never liked that Earl Grey
The things that you say, sometimes they get in the way
Of things that you're doing
Demons with ducks in a row
Singing along to the songs that you're playing
I never listened in school
The things that you do, sometimes they get in the way
Of things that you're saying
Things to remember and things to forget
But no time for all this regret and reliving
So much ahead of you, so much behind
Keeping your balance while walking the wire
Flying your flag, any colour you like
Happy as sin in the middle of life
My knife and fork give me away
They're in the wrong hands and my manners are fading
Searching for that silver spoon
The things you don't do, sometimes they get in the way
Of changes you're making
People to hold on to, people to let go
And time for all this forget and forgiving
So much within you and so much without
So much to learn from, whisper and shout
Rough 'round the edges but softer inside
Getting stuck in to the middle of life
You know where you've been, in the middle of life
Watch me jump in to the middle of life
My glottal stop gives me away
A storm in a tea cup with nothing much brewing
I never liked that Earl Grey
The things that you say, sometimes they get in the way
Of things that you're doing
Demons with ducks in a row
Singing along to the songs that you're playing
I never listened in school
The things that you do, sometimes they get in the way
Of things that you're saying
Things to remember and things to forget
But no time for all this regret and reliving
So much ahead of you, so much behind
Keeping your balance while walking the wire
Flying your flag, any colour you like
Happy as sin in the middle of life
My knife and fork give me away
They're in the wrong hands and my manners are fading
Searching for that silver spoon
The things you don't do, sometimes they get in the way
Of changes you're making
People to hold on to, people to let go
And time for all this forget and forgiving
So much within you and so much without
So much to learn from, whisper and shout
Rough 'round the edges but softer inside
Getting stuck in to the middle of life
You know where you've been, in the middle of life
Watch me jump in to the middle of life
