Well he's not necessarily tryin' to say that he minds it   But someone plays evil tricks on that kid   Well he's not necessarily tryin' to say God can't be trusted   But someone plays evil tricks on that kid   And certain situations scream for deviations   But somehow he always gets stuck in the middle   Of this and that and man he should try less   Every time he's rejected man he loses affection      But don't we all, don't we just got to give a little time   Maybe give a friend a call instead of makin' him      Confused   What a terrible thing for you to do   What an awful thing for you to say   What a terrible thing for you to relate      Well I know some people's they got a little less than nothing   They will still find some to spare   And other people got more than they could use   But they don't share   And some people got problems man   They got awful complications   Other people got perfect situations   With no provocation      But don't we all, don't we just got to give a little time   Maybe give a friend a call instead of makin' him      Confused   What a terrible thing for you to do   What an awful thing for you to say   What a terrible thing for you      Confused   What a terrible thing for you to do   What an awful thing for you to say   What a terrible thing for you to relate      Somehow we always get stuck in the middle   (Somehow we always got stuck in the middle)   Confused   (Somehow we always got stuck in the middle)   What an awful thing for you to do   (Somehow we always got stuck in the middle)   Confused   (Somehow we always got stuck in the middle)   What an awful thing for you to say   (Somehow we always got stuck in the middle)