Song Meaning THE MIDDLE Jimmy Eat World

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Song Meaning THE MIDDLE Jimmy Eat World

Lyrics to the iconic smash hit single "The Middle" were written as a response to an email sent from a fan.

"That song was kind of a joke, really. It was just so simple that I didn't think any of the other guys would like it. It was right at the beginning of us trying to use the Internet and someone wrote us a fan e-mail — that was our foray into social networking at the time, that we had an e-mail address. Someone wrote in saying that they were in junior high and faced with an “I'm not punk enough” kind of feeling... I have an autographed promotional flat of Springsteen's Tunnel of Love and I was thinking, “What would the Boss say to somebody like that” [laughs]?" - Adkins, Jimmy Eat World On The Success Of Bleed American, Sarah Welsh, SF Weekly (Sep 21, 2011)