Lyrics
Well, I'm a man who lives in the city.
Describes the speaker as a city dweller.
I'm a man who lives in the street.
Highlights the speaker's connection to the street life.
From F. L. A. up to Frisco bay and ev'rywhere in between.
Mentions the speaker's travels from Florida (F. L. A.) to San Francisco bay, emphasizing a broad geographical range.
Well, coast to coast there's a question ev'rybody's always askin' me.
Addresses the constant question people ask the speaker across the country.
People wanna know ev'rywhere I go what can the answer be.
Expresses curiosity about the purpose of the speaker's journey.
I tell 'em music is the doctor, makes you feel like you want to.
Declares that music serves as a healing force or remedy for life's challenges.
You gotta listen to the doctor just like you ought to.
Encourages the audience to pay attention to the healing power of music.
Music is the doctor of my soul.
Affirms that music is a source of healing for the speaker's soul.
Well, it seems that when I travel and I'm out there on the road,
Reflects on the speaker's need for freedom during travel and how rock and roll music provides that freedom.
the freedom I need is the freedom I leave in my good time rock and roll.
Emphasizes the connection between the speaker's freedom and the essence of rock and roll.
There's a healing in those guitars and a spirit in the song.
Attributes healing properties to guitars and a spiritual element to music.
no matter what condition your rhythm is in the message goes on and on.
Asserts that regardless of the listener's state, the musical message persists.
Music is the doctor makes you feel like you want to.
Reiterates that music is a healing force that induces positive feelings.
Yo`u gotta listen to the doctor just like you ought to.
Encourages adherence to the therapeutic effects of music.
Music is the doctor of my soul.
Reaffirms that music plays a healing role in the speaker's soul.
If you ever wonder just how to shake your blues
Provides advice on overcoming blues through a musical prescription.
just follow this prescription and get the cure for what is ailing you.
Encourages following the suggested musical cure for emotional ailments.
Yeah yeah yeah.
Expressive affirmation of the prescription's effectiveness.
Music is the doctor, (music is the doctor)
Repeats the idea that music is a healing force for the soul, emphasizing the need to listen to it appropriately.
feel like you want to, (feel like you want to)
-listen to the doctor (listen to the doctor)
-like ya ought to. (just like ya ought to)
-Music is the doctor of my soul.
-Music is the doctor, (music is the doctor)
Reiteration of the healing power of music and the importance of attentive listening.
feel like you want to, (feel like you want to)
-listen to the doctor (listen to the doctor)
-like ya ought to. (just like ya ought to)
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