<P> Hynde has stated that `` Middle of the Road '' refers to Tao Te Ching , which she interprets as `` the middle way . '' According to Charles M. Young of Musician , the song is about `` getting out there and mixing it up with the world . '' The song lyrics include observations about the difference between wealth and poverty that singer - songwriter Chrissie Hynde had observed . The lyrics also refer to autobiographical details ( i.e. , the lyric `` I got a kid , I 'm thirty - three '' although Hynde turned 32 shortly before the single was released ) . Hynde plays the harmonica solo near the end of the song . </P>
<P> Hynde has stated that `` Middle of the Road '' refers to Tao Te Ching , which she interprets as `` the middle way . '' According to Charles M. Young of Musician , the song is about `` getting out there and mixing it up with the world . '' The song lyrics include observations about the difference between wealth and poverty that singer - songwriter Chrissie Hynde had observed . The lyrics also refer to autobiographical details ( i.e. , the lyric `` I got a kid , I 'm thirty - three '' although Hynde turned 32 shortly before the single was released ) . Hynde plays the harmonica solo near the end of the song . </P>
who sings in the middle of the road
who sings in the middle of the road
Chrissie Hynde
Chrissie Hynde