Torn in Two
based on "The Outsiders" by S. E. Hinton
I have two bothers
One older, named Darry
He's the one who takes care of us
He's the one who must carry
The load for us
The younger is Ponyboy
He's a really smart kid
He's the one who shares my joy
For life and living
While Darry doesn't have time to enjoy
And here I am stuck in the middle
Of Darry and Ponyboy
I enjoy teasing Darry
Everyone else is too scared to
I try to help him with the bills
For Darry sill has a lot to do
Ponyboy thinks Darry doesn't care for him
Because Darry's always yelling at Pony
I try to explain that he doesn't mean to be so mean
That he really loves him, but Pony doesn't see
So I am stuck here in between the two of them
As their yells reach me
It hurts me to hear them fight
I wish they could see
How it pains me so much
I finally can't take it anymore
I'm tired of taking sides
I get up and run out the door
I don't know where I'm going
But I continue to run
Pony and Darry chase me down
Pony tackles me, I tell him I'm done
We should be able to stick together through everything
We're all we have left, if we don't have each other
We don't have anything, and we end up like Dally
And I don't mean dead, either
Darry and Ponyboy share a look
I think they realize what I say is true
They say they won't fight anymore
And that they love each other, too
Ponyboy challenges us to a race
So we get up an go
And with it
I know
That I'll never have to be torn in two again