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Side of the Road

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Side of the Road is the title of a song that features as track #5 on Babyshambles' second album, Shotter's Nation, with the track being credited to Doherty.

Side of the Road was originally recorded in May 2003, by The Libertines as part of their Babyshambles sessions. This was the only version available until 2007, when it was released by Babyshambles' on Shotter's Nation. The Babyshambles version is 2:09 long, making it the shortest track on either of their albums. The song was released as a limited-edition 7" single in April 2010 of which only 1000 copies were created and only made available at independent record stores across the UK for Parlophone's "Record Store Day".

Appearing on

Oh What a Lovely Tour BabyshamblesAlbum2008-06-02
Shotter's Nation BabyshamblesAlbum2007-10-01

Concerts

Glasgow Barrowland The LibertinesGlasgow, Scotland2014-06-29
Capitol, Hannover BabyshamblesCapitol, Hannover Germany2014-03-12
Docks, Hamburg BabyshamblesHamburg, Germany2014-01-29
Huxleys Neue Welt BabyshamblesBerlin, Germany2014-01-28
Ancienne Belgique, Brussels BabyshamblesBrussels Belgium 2014-01-16
Paradiso, Amsterdam BabyshamblesParadiso, Amsterdam2014-01-15
Festival de la Foire aux Vins BabyshamblesThéâtre du Parc des Expositions, Colmar, France2009-08-15
Sziget Festival (+ Summertime Cover) BabyshamblesHungary, Budapest2008-08-17
Live at FIB Benicassim BabyshamblesBenicassim, Spain2008-07-18
Royal Albert Hall Live Peter DohertyLondon, UK2008-07-12
Rock Am Ring Festival 2008 Babyshambles Nurnberg, Germany2008-06-08
Freedom Gig (+ Cool for Cats) BabyshamblesKentish Town Forum , London2008-05-13
Ancienne Belgique, Brussels BabyshamblesAncienne Belgique, Brussels2008-02-20
Paradiso, Amsterdam BabyshamblesParadiso, Amsterdam2008-02-18
Capital Fm Arena, Nottingham BabyshamblesNottingham2007-11-30
Wembley Stadium BabyshamblesWembley2007-11-27
Glasgow Barfly BabyshamblesGlasgow, Scotland2007-10-21

Lyrics

Half dead and a third alive,
A quarter ticking over on the middle by the side of the road,
Don't get surrounded by people you hate,
Choke you out the house down the path and out the garden gate

Well I'll never, never, not once when we're together,
one gun punks on vogue at the side with the bands and the vans and the gangs and the clan with the monkey man high with a little girl at his side.

What is it that you're doing to me, I don't know, I know, I know, I know, I know, there came a truce and tea

Well I'll never, never, not chop those two together, with wheeling dope just do it on the side.
With the bands and the fans and gangs and the clan with the monkey man high with a little girl at his side.

Well I'll never, never, not once when we're together, waiting on the dole
As he's queuing up inside
Inside
Graveyard.

Half dead,
And a third alive,
A quarter ticking over on the middle by the side of the road

NameSide of the Road
BandBabyshambles
CreditsPeter Doherty


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