IN BETWEEN BOY

IN BETWEEN BOY KEEPS HIS TROUBLES TO HIMSELF
HE WON’T NUMB YESTERDAY WITH THAT BOTTLE ON THE SHELF
ANOTHER SOMA SONG IS DANCING PAST IT’S PRIME
IF I COULD I’D SEND HIM SOLUTIONS WRAPPED IN SILVER TWINE

IN BETWEEN BOY’S NURSING OLD FLAMES ALIVE
IN A LYRIC PAINED AND TRUE
HE TRACKS MISTAKES THAT SHAPED HIS LIFE
WHILE ALL THE COLLEGE GIRLS ARE HUMMING IN THEIR LOVE STRUCK MINDS

SO DEMONS THRIVE IN SMALL TOWNS TOO
WHEN THE OUTSIDE SMILES THE INSIDE BLUE
BUT KEEP YOUR SPACE AVOID THE TRUTH
CAUSE SOMETIMES TENSION’S ALL THAT GETS YOU THROUGH

IN BETWEEN BOY TIPPED HIS HAT TO ME ONE DAY
HE SEEMS TO OFTEN LET HIS HEART GET IN THE WAY
ANOTHER FLYBOY WITH HIS EYES TURNED TO THE SKY
FRAGILE CONFLICT WALL LIKE VULTURES IN HIS TASTY MIND

IN BETWEEN BOY KEEPS HIS SCARS UNDER WRAPS
ONE DAY ALL THE WORLD WILL BE BREATHING DOWN HIS BACK
AND IF IT ALL CAME LOOSE HE’D STILL HAVE HIS GUITAR
WITH A SHADE OF PURPLE HE CARVES HIMSELF A POET’S STAR

BUT DEMONS GROW IN SMALL TOWNS MORE
WHEN THE OUTSIDE SMILES, THE INSIDE’S TORN
SO KEEP YOUR SPACE, AVOID THE TRUTH
CAUSE SOMETIMES TENSION’S ALL THAT GETS YOU THROUGH

music & lyrics by Steven Gullett - copyright 1998