Caught in the Middle

Right from the beginning
Right from the very start
They said we could not be together
And they said we must part
What is the reason
I don’t understand
We were meant for each other
It’s not yours to command

Caught in the middle
Or so it would seem
Caught in limbo
Of some place in between

(instrumental interlude) 

Neither would Pastor Paddy
Nor could Father Green
Explain to us the difference
Of what did it all mean
They said we were born on
The other side of the tracks
And so, should consider
Those to be the facts.

So, there you find us
Caught in between
Right in the middle
Of a very bad dream

(instrumental interlude)

We are all God’s children
Whether black, yellow or white
All were born equal
In His sight
So, what is the difference
Whether we’re orange or green
Or for that matter
Any colour in between

Alone in the middle
Somewhere in between
Somewhere in the middle
Of the Orange and Green

Star struck lovers
Stuck in between.

(instrumental interlude)

Star struck lovers
Stuck in between
They said we lost our reason
Whatever could they mean
For unlike poor Juliet
We’ll never give up the fight
We shall simply vanish
One starry night.

We shall give no notice
Of when we are to depart
We’ll leave old Ireland forever
Bound for a brand new start.

(instrumental outro)

Rodd Sherwin
to a composition by
Jeremy Williams