If there's something that you want
but you don't know how to get it
If there's something that you need
look at me, I'll be you're man in the middle
When that spotlight cuts you deep
and the band just don't seem with it
you don't have to slip this scene
I'll get you through, at the end you'll be dancing
jacked up over the moon...
locked in a slow trance...
with those eyes looking up at you...
all they see is the man from the record sleeve

Why you wanna live so dangerous?
Why you wanna live superfluous ?
Won't you go and call yourself a hearse?
Oh won't go rap with your man in the middle?
Why you gotta be so outer space?
Why you gotta wear those different faces?
Why you getting sucked into that void?
What's it gonna be, the horns or the halos?

If there's somewhere you can't go
but you really need to get there
there is someone that we know
come with me, I'm your man in the middle
Through the labyrinth of smoke
to the call girls round the table
you can have yourself a toke
while you wait, for the man with the needle
I'm taking Josie back to my room...
Because I can't be alone tonight...
We're getting jacked-up over the moon...
In the room with the red light

Why they gotta be so serious?
Where you think they get off judging us?
We don't want to live vicarious in vain
Josie doesn't say a thing

*Josie's passing away*

If you're out there on that street
and you don't think you can make it
If you're thinking about your life
realize, even the devil is an angel...
cast down with the ball and chain...
riding on the same train...
you're two ghosts in the pouring rain...
Josie still ain't saying a thing

Why'd she have to live so dangerous?
Why'd she have to live superfluous?
Won't you go and call that girl a hearse
and blame... the man in the middle
Why'd you have to be so dangerous?
Why'd you always have to play so rough?
What you gonna do to cover up the shame?
Blame the man in the middle