gets the tone just right -- funny in the middle of sad in the middle of hopeful 
(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ gets) (NP (DT the) (NN tone)) (S (ADJP (RB just) (JJ right)) (, --) (ADJP (JJ funny) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN middle)) (PP (IN of) (ADJP (JJ sad))))) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN middle)) (PP (IN of) (ADJP (JJ hopeful))))))))))
(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ ) (NP (DT ) (NN )) (S (ADJP (RB ) (JJ )) (, ) (ADJP (JJ ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (ADJP (JJ ))))) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (ADJP (JJ ))))))))))