In Between Lyrics – Paint Your Wagon

[BEN]
Now I'm younger than a geek that's pushin' eighty
But I'm older than a punk of?seventeen
I'm?more than a?lot are and less than some
I'm?in between

Now I'm poorer than a man that's got a million
Ah, but I'm richer than a bum without a bean
I've more than a lot have and less than some
I'm in between

Now I can soak up more rye whiskey
Than can half the men you'll find, ha ha
But there's still another half who
Can drink me dumb and blind

But as a lover I'd be way ahead of many
But there are many who's a way ahead of me
And so it will go with the man you get
An ordinary in-between he'll be
So why not me?

Now I lik? to be polite befor? a lady
Ah, but I ain't no highfalutin' European
Oh, my manners are good but they ain't the cream
You see, I'm sorta kinda in between
Now I've gathered up a tidy bit of learning
But a college wouldn't pick me for the dean, ah ha
I'm bright as the sun on a cloudy day
Hmm, I'm in between

Now I'm not exactly yellow
Or the bravest man you'd see
But I'd fight a dozen Indians, ha ha ha
That's if fifty were with me

Oh, there's a thousand ways of sayin' what I'm sayin'
But I'll tell you plain and simple what I mean
I hope when you go to your room tonight
And turn down the blankets, I'll be seen
Ho ho, ho ho ho, ho ho ho
Last Update: September, 16th 2025