[ti:Back to the middle] [ar:Inida arie] [al:310752] [by:] [offset:0] [00:21.79]She is twenty five spent over half of her life [00:32.93]So afraid to speak her mind it's such a shame [00:39.34]'Cause what a brilliant mind she has [00:43.84]Chorus [00:44.20]And now she's been introduced to confidence [00:53.73]She doesn't see that she is bordering on arrogance [01:04.35]When will she learn to come back to the middle [01:20.02]He is a young black man grew up without his father [01:30.21]And now it falls into his hands to protect his mother [01:38.89]India Arie [01:39.38]'Cause if he doesn't well then who will his older brother lives in fear [01:51.49]Of everything especially trying to fill his father's shoes [02:00.90]Chorus [02:01.54]Respectively they go to extremes of masculine and feminine [02:12.05]Chasing dreams but they keep on falling [02:17.57]'Cause they don't know no balance [02:22.39]When will they learn to come back to the middle [02:28.94]Bridge [02:31.25]You must take the good with the bad and you might hit the wall [02:37.02]Sometimes you'll fly and sometimes you'll fall [02:42.56]There isn't any way to avoid the pain [02:47.00]But it's getting burned that's how you will learn [02:51.50]Instrumental Break [02:55.58]Chorus [03:14.83]Needing to protect your self now that is just a part of life [03:24.50]If you let your fears keep you from flying you will never reach your height [03:35.65]To get to the top you must come back to the middle [03:45.92]When will we learn to come back to the middle [03:59.68] [04:11.26]Come back to the middle Come back to the middle [04:20.81]Don't make no mind about falling down [04:22.87]'Cause it's when you're in that valley [04:25.85]You can see both sides more clearly [04:28.32] [04:31.25]Come back to the middle