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Middle Of The Road Lyrics

Artist: The Pretenders

In the middle of the road,
Is trying to find me.
I'm standing in the middle of life with my pains behind me.


But, I got a smile
For everyone I meet.
Long as you don't try dragging my bay,
Or dropping a bomb on the street.


Come on baby,
Get in the road.
Come on now,
In the middle of the road, yeah.


In the middle of the road,
You see the darnest things.
Like fat cats driving around in jeeps through the city,
Wearing big diamond rings and silk suits.
Past corrugated tin shacks holed up with kids and
Man I don't mean a Hampstead nursery.
But when you own a big chunk of the bloody third world,
The babies just come with the scenery.


Come on baby,
Get in the road.
Come on now,
In the middle of the road, yeah.


One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six.


In the middle of the road,
Is my private cul de sac.
I can't get from the cab to the curb,
Without some little jerk on my back,
Don't harass me kid,
Can't you tell I'm going home, I'm tired as hell,
I'm not the cat I used to be,
I've got a kid, I'm thirty-three baby.
Get in the road.
Come on now,
In the middle of the road.

Comments/Interpretations

by me on 10/22/2008 9:55am
this is a great song!
by Katie on 11/27/2008 8:40am
Love this song! I have loved it since my mom used to listen to it when I was like 5!
by Whoop Loves Chrissy...<3 on 12/9/2008 5:19pm
Whoop Whoop!!

she is my hero... ;0)
by cocksucker on 4/6/2009 10:30pm
yeah, what a song, totally rocks
by arlington on 4/25/2009 7:43pm
I like the way the drums breath
by Ted on 5/30/2009 1:01pm
The Pretenders; often imitated, never duplicated. prrrrrr wa waaaa wa, waaaaaaa wa.....
by shnurff on 6/17/2009 8:38pm
I gota fart everytime I listen to this song like 6 times now
by zee on 2/11/2010 1:58pm
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
by Gary D on 2/21/2010 11:00am
A G D
In the middle of the road,
C A G D C
Is trying to find me.
A G D C A G D C
I'm standing in the middle of life with my plans behind me.

A G
But, I got a smile
D C A G D C
For everyone I meet.
A G D C
Long as you don't try dragging my bay,
A G D C
Or dropping a bomb on my street.

A G E
Come on baby,
A G E
Get in the road.
A G E
Come on now,
A G E
In the middle of the road, yeah.
by Slevi on 6/3/2010 3:53pm
Yah !!! so darn straight
by Mahta sharif on 6/27/2010 3:27pm
Chrissie Hynde is the WOMAN!!!Rock Legend Goddess!
by my name is keyl8. on 7/19/2010 2:06pm
i try to understand the words of this
by baconhat on 9/29/2010 5:20pm
I've got a kid, I'm thirty-three baby.
This line is wrong everywhere I look. Its supposed to be

I gotta get a thirty three baby.

It means a beer, rolling rock is 33
by Sheila on 10/8/2010 4:54pm
Thank you Gary D
by ricky on 10/11/2010 8:32am
I love the way chrisie blows harp, and not only that but she's a great song writter,and not only that a great rhythm guitarist, and pretty too. (John 3:16,17)
by SLG on 10/30/2010 7:28pm
@baconhat No it definitely says "I've got a kid, I'm 33" I've listened to it over and over, and that fits the 'midlife' theme of the song
by mya ballzich on 3/2/2011 12:18pm
The song fucking blows...she'll just another illiterate drug addict who can't sing...who also got her ass kicked by carly simon...look it up losers...if she was any good you would KNOW the lyrics...grow the fuck up and get with good music...not 25 plus year old 80's crap..hahahaah
by leslie ann on 3/22/2011 9:21pm
My music rocks and 20 somethings wouldn't understand who I am...so you and carly who is a bit of me so she cool....Mya bullshit go fck yourself .........I am a rocking Eve
by Paul on 7/6/2011 6:02pm
Ms. Ballzich (I'm sure they smell, too), you're an idiot.
by Eugeñita on 11/19/2011 10:05am
para todos los comentarios agresivos, negativos, vayanse a lavar el orto. Como decimos en la Argentina: No hay poronga que les venga bien
by To Hell With Exploiters on 2/26/2012 1:53am
"In the middle of the road,
You see the darnest things.
Like fat cats driving around in jeeps through the city,
Wearing big diamond rings and silk suits.
Past corrugated tin shacks holed up with kids and
Man I don't mean a Hampstead nursery.
But when you own a big chunk of the bloody third world,
The babies just come with the scenery."

She's right. Capitalism sucks.

The future is in direct worker ownership of the businesses. Unplug yourself from the matrix.
by Glenn Stanton on 6/28/2012 3:02pm
The correct line is:
"Past corrugated tin shacks and Blvd Pimps"
by A big fan of hers! on 10/27/2012 12:52pm
I grew up on her songs.
Crissie Hynde is amazing.
She's a true artist and the proof that a true artist doesn't pick art but rather the oppisite!
by Barry on 10/6/2013 10:10am
Nope, it's I got a kid I'm 33. I'm watching a Pretender's concert as I write this.
by fitz on 11/15/2013 5:51am
she can't sing though
by tiff on 12/21/2013 12:44am
She can. I loved her cover of I'll shall be Released by Bob Dylan
by bluzman on 8/22/2015 8:29pm
This is a great song and a punk like mya ballzich needs to shut up and go away. Don't worry kid,you'll grow up some day!
by Pedro on 8/28/2016 8:34pm
Long as you don't try dragging my bay,
Should be bae not bay
Bæ/bae is used by people on the internet who think it means baby, sweetie etc.
Bae I love u so much








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