they broke into your car last night took the stereo now you say you don t know why you even live there anymore the garage man didn t see a thing so you guess it was an inside job you made a reservation a table for three they said you d have to wait somebody must ve bribed the maitre d the boss got mad and he blamed it all on you the food was bad and the deal fell through well out here in the middle you can park it on the street you step up to the counter you nearly always get a seat nobody steals nobody cheats wish you were here my love wish you were here my love we got tractor pulls and red man chew corporate relo refugees that need love too and we ain t seen elvis in a year or two we got justification for wealth and greed amber waves of grain and bathtub speed now we even got starbucks what else you need out here in the middle where the center s on the right and the ghost of william jennings bryan preaches every night to save the lonely souls in the dashboard lights wish you were here my love wish you were here my love  out here in the middle where the buffalo roam we re putting up towers for your cell phones and we screen all applicants with a fine tooth comb wish you were here my love wish you were here my love