The Doobie Brothers - Cycles Album Lyrics

The Doctor
One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)
Take Me To The Highway
South Of The Border
Time Is Here And Gone
Need A Little Taste Of Love
I Can Read Your Mind
Tonight I'm Coming Through (The Border)
Wrong Number
Too High A Price

The Doctor

The Doctor 
The Doobie Brothers
Johnston/Midnight/Schwartz 

I'm a man who lives in the city
I'm a man who lives in the street
From F.L.A. to Frisco Bay
And everywhere in between 
Coast to coast there's a question
Everybody's always askin' me
People want to know everywhere I go
What can the answer be 

Music is the doctor
Makes you feel like you want to
Listen to the doctor
Just like you ought to
Music is the doctor of my soul 

Well it seems that when I travel
And I'm out there on the road
The freedom I need is the freedom I leave
In my good time rock and roll 

There's a healing in those guitars
And a spirit in the song
No matter what condition your rhythm is in
The message goes on and on 

Music is the doctor
Makes you feel like you want to
Listen to the doctor
Just like you ought to
Music is the doctor of my soul 

If you ever wonder
How to shake your blues
Just follow this prescription
And get the cure for what's ailin' you 

Music is the doctor
Makes you feel like you want to
Listen to the doctor
Just like you ought to
Music is the doctor of my soul

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The Doctor 
The Doobie Brothers
Johnston/Midnight/Schwartz 

I'm a man who lives in the city
I'm a man who lives in the street
From F.L.A. to Frisco Bay
And everywhere in between 
Coast to coast there's a question
Everybody's always askin' me
People want to know everywhere I go
What can the answer be 

Music is the doctor
Makes you feel like you want to
Listen to the doctor
Just like you ought to
Music is the doctor of my soul 

Well it seems that when I travel
And I'm out there on the road
The freedom I need is the freedom I leave
In my good time rock and roll 

There's a healing in those guitars
And a spirit in the song
No matter what condition your rhythm is in
The message goes on and on 

Music is the doctor
Makes you feel like you want to
Listen to the doctor
Just like you ought to
Music is the doctor of my soul 

If you ever wonder
How to shake your blues
Just follow this prescription
And get the cure for what's ailin' you 

Music is the doctor
Makes you feel like you want to
Listen to the doctor
Just like you ought to
Music is the doctor of my soul

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Writer: Tom Johnston, Charlie Midnight, Eddie Schwartz
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Bluewater Music Corp.
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One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)

Just because in a moment of madness
I took advantage of your sweet love
Don't just hand me a lifetime of sadness
When there's so little I'm guilty of

One chain don't make no prison
Two wrongs don't make no right
One rain don't make no river
One punch don't make no fight

Can you spare me a little affection
Would that be askin' too much of you
Don't point love in another direction
I swear I'll make it up to you

One chain don't make no prison
Two wrongs don't make no right
One rain don't make no river
One punch don't make no fight

There's a bed I'm keepin' empty for you
There's a lot I know I've got to prove

Don't let a simple misunderstanding
Be a mountain that we can't move

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Just because in a moment of madness
I took advantage of your sweet love
Don't just hand me a lifetime of sadness
When there's so little I'm guilty of

One chain don't make no prison
Two wrongs don't make no right
One rain don't make no river
One punch don't make no fight

Can you spare me a little affection
Would that be askin' too much of you
Don't point love in another direction
I swear I'll make it up to you

One chain don't make no prison
Two wrongs don't make no right
One rain don't make no river
One punch don't make no fight

There's a bed I'm keepin' empty for you
There's a lot I know I've got to prove

Don't let a simple misunderstanding
Be a mountain that we can't move

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Writer: BRIAN POTTER, DENNIS EARLE LAMBERT
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Take Me To The Highway

Drove my car to the top of the hill

And I looked out across the town

I got the urge to move again

I guess I'll never settle down

We talked about things getting better

But they still looked the same to me

Could be a near sighted heart

Seein' what it wants to see
So take me to the highway

Take me far from here

These days I'm not seein' anything too clear
Nothin' seems to move fast enough

When time isn't on your side

Can't seem to keep the wheels in motion

No matter how hard you try
I need another point of view

Someplace I've never seen

Keepin' my eyes wide open

Goin' where I've never been
So take me to the highway

Take me far from here

These days I'm not seein' anything too clear
I've been lookin' for an answer

And I've got a long way to go

But when I reach that place

I know I'll find what I'm lookin' for

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Drove my car to the top of the hill

And I looked out across the town

I got the urge to move again

I guess I'll never settle down

We talked about things getting better

But they still looked the same to me

Could be a near sighted heart

Seein' what it wants to see
So take me to the highway

Take me far from here

These days I'm not seein' anything too clear
Nothin' seems to move fast enough

When time isn't on your side

Can't seem to keep the wheels in motion

No matter how hard you try
I need another point of view

Someplace I've never seen

Keepin' my eyes wide open

Goin' where I've never been
So take me to the highway

Take me far from here

These days I'm not seein' anything too clear
I've been lookin' for an answer

And I've got a long way to go

But when I reach that place

I know I'll find what I'm lookin' for

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Writer: TOM FEDELE, CHARLIE MIDNIGHT, DALE OCKERMAN, EDDIE SCHWARTZ, PATRICK SIMMONS
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., SOQUEL SONGS
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South Of The Border

Tom johnston

There's a town south of the border
South of el paso they say
Where the nights are long and the winds are warm
And the women they love to play
In an old adobe tavern
Mescal flows like water
And rita will dance on your table so fine
You are bound to place your order

I don't have to think about it
I don't have to wonder
Where I'm going to ride tonight
I'll be riding down the highway south of the border

As I ride into town and the dust settles down
And the mariachi music is playing
I buy me a room from a guy named luis
It's just up the stairs and it's waiting
Downstairs rita is dancing
Just the way her mother has taught her
So I settle down for the show and a beer
And wait for that mother's daughter

I don't have to think about it
I don't have to wonder
Where I'm going to ride tonight
I'll be riding

When the morning comes and I wake up
To the sounds of the people below
There's a note on my bed that is easily read
Buenos dias and a kiss when you go
As I ride out of town with my face to the sun
And the dust is trailing behind
Soon I'll go back to this sleepy old town
Back where I know I can find

I don't have to think about it
I don't have to wonder
Where I'm going to ride tonight
I'll be riding down the highway south of the border

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Tom johnston

There's a town south of the border
South of el paso they say
Where the nights are long and the winds are warm
And the women they love to play
In an old adobe tavern
Mescal flows like water
And rita will dance on your table so fine
You are bound to place your order

I don't have to think about it
I don't have to wonder
Where I'm going to ride tonight
I'll be riding down the highway south of the border

As I ride into town and the dust settles down
And the mariachi music is playing
I buy me a room from a guy named luis
It's just up the stairs and it's waiting
Downstairs rita is dancing
Just the way her mother has taught her
So I settle down for the show and a beer
And wait for that mother's daughter

I don't have to think about it
I don't have to wonder
Where I'm going to ride tonight
I'll be riding

When the morning comes and I wake up
To the sounds of the people below
There's a note on my bed that is easily read
Buenos dias and a kiss when you go
As I ride out of town with my face to the sun
And the dust is trailing behind
Soon I'll go back to this sleepy old town
Back where I know I can find

I don't have to think about it
I don't have to wonder
Where I'm going to ride tonight
I'll be riding down the highway south of the border

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Writer: TOM JOHNSTON
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
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Time Is Here And Gone

It keeps on getting better

How life keeps movin' on

Children growing older

Seems I just looked over

Found that time was here and gone

Oh yeah

Seems like time is here and gone

I know they're getting closer

The answers that have haunted me

Lookin' for some help

My best friend was myself

I never thought I'd live this long

Oh yeah

Seems like time is here and gone
What used to worry me

Well it don't worry me

Who knows the reason or the rhyme

The years that I got left

You know I'll make the most of mine
Here and gone

Here and gone

Seems like time is here and gone

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It keeps on getting better

How life keeps movin' on

Children growing older

Seems I just looked over

Found that time was here and gone

Oh yeah

Seems like time is here and gone

I know they're getting closer

The answers that have haunted me

Lookin' for some help

My best friend was myself

I never thought I'd live this long

Oh yeah

Seems like time is here and gone
What used to worry me

Well it don't worry me

Who knows the reason or the rhyme

The years that I got left

You know I'll make the most of mine
Here and gone

Here and gone

Seems like time is here and gone

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Need A Little Taste Of Love

Hey mister, walkin' with the blues

Hey sister, payin' heavy dues

Havin' troubles, and it ain't so hard to find

When you're ridin' double, and you're runnin' out of time

No need to feel, that you lack the spirit

Within the body, but it's in the soul

If you wanna be loved, then let somebody hear it

Might as well face the facts, no need to be holdin' back

Need a little taste of love
Hey mister, tell me how long has it been

Hey sister, so how could you pretend

Why keep the sorrow, where it don't belong

Well come tomorrow, oh help me sing the song
No need to feel, that you lack the spirit

Within the body, but it's in the soul

If you wanna be loved, then let somebody hear it

Might as well face the facts, no need to be holdin' back

Need a little taste of love

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Hey mister, walkin' with the blues

Hey sister, payin' heavy dues

Havin' troubles, and it ain't so hard to find

When you're ridin' double, and you're runnin' out of time

No need to feel, that you lack the spirit

Within the body, but it's in the soul

If you wanna be loved, then let somebody hear it

Might as well face the facts, no need to be holdin' back

Need a little taste of love
Hey mister, tell me how long has it been

Hey sister, so how could you pretend

Why keep the sorrow, where it don't belong

Well come tomorrow, oh help me sing the song
No need to feel, that you lack the spirit

Within the body, but it's in the soul

If you wanna be loved, then let somebody hear it

Might as well face the facts, no need to be holdin' back

Need a little taste of love

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Writer: CHRISTOPHER JASPER, CHRISTOPHER H JASPER, ERNIE ISLEY, MARVIN ISLEY, O'KELLY ISLEY, RONALD ISLEY, RUDOLPH ISLEY
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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I Can Read Your Mind

Well your love is supernatural

Got a hold on me like I'm hypnotized

You don't have to say a word

Every time you look at me

I can see it all in your eyes

Well I know you put a spell on me

How you make me think about you all the time

I can almost hear your voice

Even though you're far away

I can feel you right by my side
I can read your mind

What you want me to do

Darlin' deep in your heart

I see the truth
Now I know you got the magic touch

When you hold me now I can see the truth

All the secrets of the heart

You can't hide them any more

I can feel the power in you
I can read your mind

What you want me to do

Darlin' deep in your heart

I see the truth

I can read your mind

What you want me to be

To keep our love alive, you must be willing to believe

In a love that will last

And I know you realize

I can see it in your eyes

Now our love will never die

I can read your mind

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Well your love is supernatural

Got a hold on me like I'm hypnotized

You don't have to say a word

Every time you look at me

I can see it all in your eyes

Well I know you put a spell on me

How you make me think about you all the time

I can almost hear your voice

Even though you're far away

I can feel you right by my side
I can read your mind

What you want me to do

Darlin' deep in your heart

I see the truth
Now I know you got the magic touch

When you hold me now I can see the truth

All the secrets of the heart

You can't hide them any more

I can feel the power in you
I can read your mind

What you want me to do

Darlin' deep in your heart

I see the truth

I can read your mind

What you want me to be

To keep our love alive, you must be willing to believe

In a love that will last

And I know you realize

I can see it in your eyes

Now our love will never die

I can read your mind

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Writer: OCKERMAN, SIMMONS, THOMPSON
Copyright: Lyrics © SOQUEL SONGS
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Tonight I'm Coming Through (The Border)

They wait and watch the border 
As the night falls 
Full moon throwin' shadows 
They might see 
 
For the moment 
There ain't no breakin' through 
Sometimes waiting is all a man can do 
Hear me now 
 
Don't know what's in front of me 
I know how the heart rules 
Can't say what the odds will be 
I might win, I might lose 
Tonight I'm comin' through 
 
Through the night sounds ringin' 
One lonely heartbeat 
She must be wonderin' 
What to do 
 
Well, I can't call out 
Can't get no message through 
And I can't wait here 
To see one more night through 
Oh baby 
 
Don't know what's in front of me 
I know how the heart rules 
Can't say what the odds will be 
I might win, I might lose 
Tonight I'm comin' through 
In the midnight hour 
Oooh I'm comin' through 
 
Don't know what's in front of me 
I know how the heart rules 
Can't say what the odds will be 
I might win, I might lose 
Tonight I'm comin' through 
I know how the heart rules 
Can't say what the odds will be 
I might win, I might lose 
 
Tonight I'm comin' through 
I know how the heart rules 
Can't say what the odds will be 
I might win, I might lose 
 
Tonight I'm comin' through 
Oooh I'm comin' through 
Oooh

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They wait and watch the border 
As the night falls 
Full moon throwin' shadows 
They might see 
 
For the moment 
There ain't no breakin' through 
Sometimes waiting is all a man can do 
Hear me now 
 
Don't know what's in front of me 
I know how the heart rules 
Can't say what the odds will be 
I might win, I might lose 
Tonight I'm comin' through 
 
Through the night sounds ringin' 
One lonely heartbeat 
She must be wonderin' 
What to do 
 
Well, I can't call out 
Can't get no message through 
And I can't wait here 
To see one more night through 
Oh baby 
 
Don't know what's in front of me 
I know how the heart rules 
Can't say what the odds will be 
I might win, I might lose 
Tonight I'm comin' through 
In the midnight hour 
Oooh I'm comin' through 
 
Don't know what's in front of me 
I know how the heart rules 
Can't say what the odds will be 
I might win, I might lose 
Tonight I'm comin' through 
I know how the heart rules 
Can't say what the odds will be 
I might win, I might lose 
 
Tonight I'm comin' through 
I know how the heart rules 
Can't say what the odds will be 
I might win, I might lose 
 
Tonight I'm comin' through 
Oooh I'm comin' through 
Oooh

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Wrong Number

Telephone down the hall

Dark and dusty on a dirty wall

Funky number scratched up above

Call this number if you need some love

Another number that's hard to read

Fools 'round here call it endlessly

But I know better, just leave it alone

Sugar man sellin' dreams on the phone

Oh oh oh oh oh oh wrong number

Don't cha do it, no don't cha do it

Oh oh oh oh oh oh wrong number

Don't cha do it, no don't cha do it

Oh oh that sugar it ain't worth the price
Another day out in the streets

The rollers drag another man to his feet

Take him to jail, to city hall

Sugar man puts a cross on his wall
Oh oh oh oh oh oh wrong number

Don't cha do it, no don't cha do it

Oh oh oh oh oh oh wrong number

Don't cha do it, no don't cha do it

Oh oh that sugar it ain't worth the price
They keep on callin' the man day and night

Mercedes pulls up, they all gather 'round

They flash their cash as the window rolls down

Then they run, run and hide

Back to their room for a warm sugar ride

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Telephone down the hall

Dark and dusty on a dirty wall

Funky number scratched up above

Call this number if you need some love

Another number that's hard to read

Fools 'round here call it endlessly

But I know better, just leave it alone

Sugar man sellin' dreams on the phone

Oh oh oh oh oh oh wrong number

Don't cha do it, no don't cha do it

Oh oh oh oh oh oh wrong number

Don't cha do it, no don't cha do it

Oh oh that sugar it ain't worth the price
Another day out in the streets

The rollers drag another man to his feet

Take him to jail, to city hall

Sugar man puts a cross on his wall
Oh oh oh oh oh oh wrong number

Don't cha do it, no don't cha do it

Oh oh oh oh oh oh wrong number

Don't cha do it, no don't cha do it

Oh oh that sugar it ain't worth the price
They keep on callin' the man day and night

Mercedes pulls up, they all gather 'round

They flash their cash as the window rolls down

Then they run, run and hide

Back to their room for a warm sugar ride

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Too High A Price

No one lives forever

So don't waste your time

Just ain't right to walk away

Roll the dice, lay it on the line

Many roads to travel

In your search you might find

That getting there will have no meaning

If you can't enjoy the ride
Too high a price

That everyone's paying

The world ain't so nice

Trying to survive

Spending your life

Takin' chances you're given

That's always enough to keep the dream alive
If you're lookin' for trouble

You can bet it's gaining from behind

When you give, you get back double

You can't lose let your heart decide

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No one lives forever

So don't waste your time

Just ain't right to walk away

Roll the dice, lay it on the line

Many roads to travel

In your search you might find

That getting there will have no meaning

If you can't enjoy the ride
Too high a price

That everyone's paying

The world ain't so nice

Trying to survive

Spending your life

Takin' chances you're given

That's always enough to keep the dream alive
If you're lookin' for trouble

You can bet it's gaining from behind

When you give, you get back double

You can't lose let your heart decide

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Cycles Info:

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Cycles is the tenth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers. The album was released on May 17, 1989, by Capitol Records.

It marked the band's reunion after breaking up in 1982. Instead of the later configurations with Michael McDonald at the helm, the band reverted to their 1972-4 lineup although Bobby LaKind who had played percussion with later configurations also rejoined. Tom Johnston, John Hartman and Michael Hossack returned to the lineup for the first time since 1977, 1979 and 1974 respectively.

The album was largely co-written with producers and sidesmen. Bobby LaKind collaborated with former Doobie members John McFee and Keith Knudsen on "Time is Here and Gone" and Michael McDonald on "Tonight I'm Coming Through (The Border)". Two cover versions were included in the form of the Four Tops' "One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)" and The Isley Brothers' "Need a Little Taste of Love."

The title of the album was taken from an unused song written by Tiran Porter. Porter later recorded the song for his 1995 solo album Playing To An Empty House.

Lead track "The Doctor" was released as a single and stormed to No. 9 on Billboard's Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Chart. After this album, Bobby Lakind retired from the band because of terminal colorectal cancer, which claimed his life in 1992.

The album was reissued in 2002 by One Way Records with two bonus tracks. The first was "Anything for Love", written by Bobby LaKind with Eddie Schwartz and Zeke Zirngiebel, which originally appeared on a CD single of "The Doctor". The second was an extended remix of "Need A Little Taste of Love," which had appeared on a CD single of "One Chain".

Performed by: The Doobie Brothers
Genre(s): Rock
Producer(s): Eddie Schwartz, Charlie Midnight, Rodney Mills
Released: May 17th, 1989
Year: 1989

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