Lyrics
When your baby's out of town
Expressing a situation where someone's romantic partner is away.
And you don't know
Highlighting a state of uncertainty or lack of knowledge.
Exactly what is going down
Describing the confusion about what is happening.
When your baby's out the house
Reiterating the absence of the romantic partner from home.
And you don't know
Expressing uncertainty about the partner's awareness of the relationship.
If she remembers she's your spouse
Questioning if the partner remembers the marital status.
Well you better check on your honey (check on your honey)
Advising to check on the partner and the relationship.
And I see you've got this bad feeling in your stomach (sick to my stomach)
Describing a sense of anxiety or unease in the stomach.
Yea yea yea
Repetition for emphasis.
Yea yea yea
-I'm your doctor
Introducing the singer as a metaphorical "doctor."
I've got the cure
Claiming to have a solution or remedy for the situation.
How it works
Uncertainty about the effectiveness or details of the remedy.
I ain't exactly sure
Expressing a lack of clarity about how the solution works.
And I heard your baby left you
Referring to the partner leaving with significant emotional impact.
With a third degree
Emphasizing the severity of the emotional impact.
Now all you got to do is call your doctor
Suggesting that the solution is to contact the metaphorical "Doctor Misery."
Doctor Misery
Reiterating the singer's role as "Doctor Misery."
When you just can't focus
Describing a state of distraction or inability to concentrate.
It's too much pain
Expressing intense emotional distress.
And you don't know
Highlighting uncertainty about the future of the relationship.
If you gon' see your baby
Questioning the possibility of seeing the partner again.
ever again
Reflecting on the realization of the vast unknown or uncertainty.
It makes me notice
Encouraging seeking help by visiting the metaphorical "doctor" when feeling alone.
The great unknown
Expressing the singer's observation of the profound uncertainty.
Please come and see your doctor if,
Encouraging those feeling alone to seek help from the "doctor."
if you are feelin' all alone
Repeating the advice to check on the partner and the relationship.
Well you better check on your honey (check on your honey)
Reiterating the sense of unease or discomfort in the stomach.
And I see you've got this bad feeling in your stomach (sick to my stomach)
Repetition for emphasis.
Yea yea yea
-Yea yea yea
Reintroducing the singer as the metaphorical "doctor."
I'm your doctor
Claiming to possess a solution or remedy for the situation.
I've got the cure
Reiterating the uncertainty about how the solution works.
How it works
Expressing a lack of clarity about the details of the remedy.
I ain't exactly sure
Referring to the partner leaving with significant emotional impact.
And I heard your baby left you
Emphasizing the severity of the emotional impact.
With a third degree
Suggesting that the solution is to contact the metaphorical "Doctor Misery."
Now all you got to do is call your doctor
Reiterating the singer's role as "Doctor Misery."
Call me doctor misery
Repeating the call to contact the metaphorical "Doctor Misery."
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