Side of the Road

Info

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	Babyshambles	Album	2008-06-02
Shotter's Nation	Babyshambles	Album	2007-10-01

Concerts

Glasgow Barrowland	The Libertines	Glasgow, Scotland	2014-06-29
Capitol, Hannover	Babyshambles	Capitol, Hannover Germany	2014-03-12
Docks, Hamburg	Babyshambles	Hamburg, Germany	2014-01-29
Huxleys Neue Welt	Babyshambles	Berlin, Germany	2014-01-28
Ancienne Belgique, Brussels	Babyshambles	Brussels Belgium	2014-01-16
Paradiso, Amsterdam	Babyshambles	Paradiso, Amsterdam	2014-01-15
Festival de la Foire aux Vins	Babyshambles	Théâtre du Parc des Expositions, Colmar, France	2009-08-15
Sziget Festival (+ Summertime Cover)	Babyshambles	Hungary, Budapest	2008-08-17
Live at FIB Benicassim	Babyshambles	Benicassim, Spain	2008-07-18
Royal Albert Hall Live	Peter Doherty	London, UK	2008-07-12
Rock Am Ring Festival 2008	Babyshambles	Nurnberg, Germany	2008-06-08
Freedom Gig (+ Cool for Cats)	Babyshambles	Kentish Town Forum , London	2008-05-13
Ancienne Belgique, Brussels	Babyshambles	Ancienne Belgique, Brussels	2008-02-20
Paradiso, Amsterdam	Babyshambles	Paradiso, Amsterdam	2008-02-18
Capital Fm Arena, Nottingham	Babyshambles	Nottingham	2007-11-30
Wembley Stadium	Babyshambles	Wembley	2007-11-27
Glasgow Barfly	Babyshambles	Glasgow, Scotland	2007-10-21

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