The One in the Middle Songtext
von Manfred Mann

Let me tell you something people
About a little band in our town
They started to play one rainy day
And the people came from miles around
They didn′t come for the rhythm

They didn't come for the beat, oh no
The people of the town came just to stand around
And see the singer looking sweet
They got guitars, drums, piano and a wild saxophone
And a fella puts it down on the bass
But the one in the middle sings
He ain′t gonna get it 'cause he's just a pretty face


They didn′t come for the rhythm
They didn′t come for the beat, oh no
The people of the town came just to stand around
And see the singer looking sweet

Now a man came to see them just the other day
He was puffing on a fat cigar
He said you guys are lots of fun
But it's really the one in the middle that I want to make a star

They didn′t come for the rhythm
They didn't come for the beat
Let me explain
The people of the town came just to stand around
And see the singer looking sweet

I said they wanted to see the singer looking
Mmm, they just had to see that guy
They wanted to stand around and see the singer
Mmm, they had to see the singer looking
They just had to see the singer looking
Oh, they had to see the singer looking sweet