The Dear Hunter - Middle Ground lyrics

I've been called, to testify A hired gun you could abandon All these fools who tried to sermonize If my misery is measured, scored with a system A cold and callous case of a calculated lie But in place of pain or praise Just leave me to the same mistakes I've always made, and I'll always make I don't want love, but I don't need hate Just a simple middle of the road to keep my bearings straight I screamed on my soapbox For the marter of hurt And I slaved for years just to be heard Above the mess of ma**es, and drowning tones But I concede reality is different than I'd hoped Leave me to the same mistakes I've always made, I'll always make I don't want love, but I don't need hate Just a simple middle of the road to keep me on the true and narrow No noise, I'm better poised to keep my bearings straight I don't care, if you believe me I'm still here, but not completely Lost myself inside myself again I don't care, if you believe me I'm still here, but not completely Lost myself inside myself again Leave me to the same mistakes I've always made, I'll always make And I don't want love, but I don't need hate Just a simple middle of the road to keep me on the true and narrow No noise, I'm better poised to keep my bearings straight