For years she's lived on her own 多年来，她的生活在她自己的

In a corner of the city 在这个城市的某个角落

Twice a year she gets back home 每年两次，她回来家

Playing catch-up with the family 追赶与家庭

   

She tells her folks what they need to know 她告诉她的什么人，他们需要知道

Her mother says she's much too thin 她的母亲说她过于薄

Her sisters ask about her beau 她的姐妹们问她男友

Her dad inquires, how's business been 她的父亲询问，怎么经营了

   

She's thirty-three this time around 她是33这阵子

She's always been real good at listening 她总是在听是真正的好

Her sense of humor never lets her down 她的幽默感，从来没有让她失望

Except sometimes there's something missing 除了有时有东西丢失

   

Hey, middle ground 嘿，中间地带

A place between up and down 之间的上下位置

She could be safe and sound 她能平安无事

Oh, to know middle ground 哦，知道中庸之道

   

For years she's been on her guard 多年来，她一直在她的守护

She's kind of tense around the shoulders 她的肩膀那种紧张

She wonders why she works so hard 她不明白自己为什么工作这么难

She counts the days 'til they promote her 她数着日子，直到他们宣传她

   

She'll take a weekend now and then 她会利用周末偶尔

To stay in bed and watch the reruns 卧床休息并观看重播

She'll turn the phone off when guilt sets in 她会打开手机时关闭内疚套在

But Sunday always kinda leaves her let down 但周日总是有点离开了她的失望

   

Hey, middle ground; a place between up and down 嘿，中间地带;之间的上下位置

She could be safe and sound; oh, to know middle ground 她能平安无事;哦，知道中庸之道

   

She gave her heart away one time, and says that she hasn't seen it since 她给她的心脏离一次，并说，她还没有见过，因为它

Love's a puzzle in her mind; the pieces match, but don't quite fit; hey... 爱情在她的脑海里一个谜;件匹配，但不太适合;哎...

And these days run thick or thin 这些天润厚或薄

It never rains, or else it's pouring 它从来没有下雨，否则它浇

All her single friends are men 她所有的单身朋友是男的

She thinks married girls are so damn boring 她认为结婚的女孩是如此该死的无聊

   

Hey, middle ground; a place between up and down 嘿，中间地带;之间的上下位置

She could be safe and sound; oh, to know middle ground 她能平安无事;哦，知道中庸之道

Hey, middle ground; a place between up and down 嘿，中间地带;之间的上下位置

She could be safe and sound; oh, to know middle ground 她能平安无事;哦，知道中庸之道

Oh, to know middle ground; oh, to know middle ground 哦，知道中间地带;哦，知道中庸之道