These Days

I can't say yes so easy, and I
Can't say no
I'll stay in the gray now, honey
I'm the middle man, I suppose

And I used to love
As deep as the Mississippi runs
But that's long gone
Cause I can't pick the side that I'm on

These days I feel all tied up, oh oh
I'm just like some dog on a chain, oh no
Nobody should be livin' like that, now come on
Gotta run fore I go insane

I'm meant to roam
But there's nothin' like bein' home
The road is constantly callin'
But the middle man's too scared to go

And I love my friends
But I'm in danger
Of picking up to leave
Go back to the life of the stranger

These days I feel all tied up, oh
I'm just like some dog on a chain, oh no
Nobody should be livin' like that, now come on
These days I feel all tied up, oh
I'm just like some dog on a chain, oh no
Nobody should be livin' like that, now come on
Gotta run fore I go insane

And I hope that I can turn this thing around
And I pray that someday I make it out
I wanna make a change, but I'm stuck here in the middle
Feet too heavy, buried underground