Coming in hot Know I'm a lot There's something I have to say Stir up the pot Push it a notch Wasn't easy Memorable anyway Down on your luck Don't you give up I got a way to make it all disappear Calling your bluff It is enough I get the sense you wanna get out of here I'm holdin' back a million times There it is that familiar feeling Now it has to change on my count Step onto the middle ground Ah middle ground My hesitation It keeps me waiting I get ahead, yeah I get ahead of myself No imitation I throw you chase it Losing the patience I need for everything else Now I fall apart Show me the way you love (woman) I harbor your pain High on the shelf Slumped on the cane I'm just protecting myself I'm holdin' back a million times There it is that familiar feeling Now it has to change on my count I gotta step onto the middle ground Middle ground I'm holdin' back a million times There it is that familiar feeling Now it has to change on my count I gotta step onto the middle