[INTRO — LOW GRITTY SPOKEN MALE, WIND AND ACOUSTIC GUITAR] Sometimes I look back and wonder where the bloody years all went. But then that wind hits me in the face... and I think — Nah. I ain't finished yet. [BOOT STOMP] Not even close. [VERSE 1 — CLOSE, RASPY, RESTRAINED] I've learned you can't hang onto everything, some things are better let go. Not every road runs straight ahead, sometimes you've gotta take it slow. Yeah, I watched a few old dreams blow away, like dust rolling down the track. But somewhere out there chasing nothing, I finally found myself coming back. Had days when I questioned everything, had nights that dragged on long. But deep down under all that noise, something kept saying— [ROUGH SPOKEN] Come on, mate... Keep moving on. [PRE-CHORUS — BUILDING] And when that morning hits the horizon, I can feel it in my bones— There's more road left. There's more life left. So here we bloody go! [CHORUS — HUGE, GRITTY, GANG VOCALS] [MALE] I'm RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF LIFE! [GANG] HEY! HEY! [MALE] Still a bloody long way from the line! [GANG] HEY! HEY! I've still got a thousand little dreams, and mate, I'm nowhere near done with mine! I wanna laugh! [GANG] HEY! I wanna FEEL! [GANG] HEY! Still wanna dance while I've got the time! 'Cause as long as this old heart keeps kicking— [GANG] KEEP KICKING! [MALE GROWL] LIFE AIN'T FINISHED WITH ME TONIGHT! I'm right in the middle of life, walking this road my own damn way, with everything that's behind me— [GANG] BEHIND ME! And everything still coming my way! [BOOT-SCOOTING INSTRUMENTAL BREAK — FIDDLE, TWANG GUITAR, DEEP BASS] [GANG] HEY! HEY! COME ON! [VERSE 2 — GRITTY, CONFIDENT] I don't need every bloke and his dog telling me who I oughta be. Took me long enough to work it out, but these days I'm good with me. I know what matters. I know what don't. Know what deserves my time. And all that rubbish weighing me down? Mate— I left that crap behind. Now give me sunshine on my face, a cold wind rolling through. And if the rain comes hammering down, I've weathered worse than you. [PRE-CHORUS — BIGGER] Every sunrise tells me one thing— There's something waiting down that road. So boots on. Head up. Let's bloody go! [CHORUS — BIGGER] [MALE] I'm RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF LIFE! [GANG] HEY! HEY! [MALE] Still a bloody long way from the line! [GANG] HEY! HEY! I've still got a thousand little dreams, and mate, I'm nowhere near done with mine! I wanna laugh! [GANG] HEY! I wanna FEEL! [GANG] HEY! Still wanna dance while I've got the time! 'Cause as long as this old heart keeps kicking— [GANG] KEEP KICKING! [MALE GROWL] LIFE AIN'T FINISHED WITH ME TONIGHT! [INSTRUMENTAL — SOARING FIDDLE OVER DEEP FOUR-ON-THE-FLOOR BASS] [BRIDGE — STRIPPED BACK, LOW RASPY VOCAL] Maybe not everything stays. Maybe some things disappear. Maybe a few good people walk away... and maybe that's just life. But I've stopped sitting around waiting for everything to line up just right. There ain't no perfect moment. There's only this one. [PAUSE] I'm here. [GANG] YEAH! I'm awake. [GANG] YEAH! I'm free. [GANG] YEAH! [MALE — DEEP GROWL] And I'm not bloody done yet! [DRUM BUILD] ONE! TWO! THREE! GO! [FINAL CHORUS — MAXIMUM ENERGY] I'm RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF LIFE! [GANG] HEY! HEY! And I still want every bloody bit! A little more road! [GANG] MORE ROAD! A little more fire! [GANG] MORE FIRE! A little more living before I quit! I wanna laugh! I wanna LOVE! Still wanna dance while I've got the time! Grab someone close, kick up that dust— [GANG] KICK IT UP! [MALE] Tonight we're feeling ALIVE! I'm RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF LIFE! [GANG] HEY! HEY! Walking this road my own damn way! Eyes wide open, looking straight ahead— [GANG] STRAIGHT AHEAD! Whatever comes... [MALE GROWL] BRING IT MY WAY! [FINAL BOOT-STOMP DANCE BREAK] [GANG CHANT] MIDDLE OF LIFE! HEY! MIDDLE OF LIFE! HEY! STILL GOT FIRE! HEY! STILL ALIVE! HEY! [OUTRO — GRITTY SPOKEN MALE] Not at the end yet. Nah... Far from bloody over. I'm right in the middle of life— [SHORT LAUGH] and mate... that's exactly where I wanna be. [FIDDLE STING — BOOT STOMP — BIG FINAL HIT]
