What's that sound (3x) You got me hanging on and listening to confessions on the telephone Hear me now (3x) You beat me black and blonde somebody tell me what the hell is going on God save the middle child she's never what she seems Can't blame the middle child she's drowning in her dreams Dumb it down (3x) You've got the wrong address I'm a mortar and a pestal, not a garlic press Beware the middle child she'll bring you to your knees She's just a little child who's falling in between Save the middle child she's never what she seems You can't blame the middle child she's drowning in her dreams Hear me now (3x) You beat me black and blonde somebody tell me what the hell is going on Beware the middle child she'll bring you to your knees She's just a little child who's falling in between Save the middle child she's never what she seems You can't blame the middle child she's drowning... she's drowning The ringing in my ears from playing too loud I hear the ocean I hear the crowd