Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
I don't need no doctor
'Cause I know what's ailing me
I don't need no doctor, no, no
Cause I know what's ailing me
I've been too long
Away from my baby, ahh
I'm coming down with a misery
(I don't need no doctor)
(I don't need no doctor)
I don't need no doctor
For my prescription to be filled
(I don't need no doctor)
(I don't need no doctor)
I don't need no doctor
I tell you now
For my prescription to be filled
(I don't need no doctor)
(I don't need no doctor)
Only my baby's arms, ahh
Could ever take away this chill
(I don't need no doctor)
(I don't need no doctor)
Now the doctor say I need rest
(Hey, hey) but all I need
Is her tenderness (mm hmm)
Put me on the critical list
(Hey, hey) when all I need
Is her sweet kiss (mm hmm)
He gave me a medicated lotion
But it didn't soothe
(It didn't soothe)
My emotion
(I don't need no doctor)
(I don't need no doctor)
I don't need no doctor
For my hope to live is gone
(I don't need no doctor)
(I don't need no doctor)
I don't need no doctor, no, no
Whoa, my hope to live is gone
(I don't need no doctor)
(I don't need no doctor)
All I need is my baby
Baby, please
Won't you please come on home
Log on to kill this message.
(I don't need no doctor)
You know what I'm talking bout
(I don't need no doctor)
I don't need no aspirins
(I don't need no doctor)
I don't need no lotion
(I don't need no doctor)
I say, I don't need no vitamin pills
(I don't need no doctor)
I don't need......
'Cause I know what's ailing me
I don't need no doctor, no, no
Cause I know what's ailing me
I've been too long
Away from my baby, ahh
I'm coming down with a misery
(I don't need no doctor)
(I don't need no doctor)
I don't need no doctor
For my prescription to be filled
(I don't need no doctor)
(I don't need no doctor)
I don't need no doctor
I tell you now
For my prescription to be filled
(I don't need no doctor)
(I don't need no doctor)
Only my baby's arms, ahh
Could ever take away this chill
(I don't need no doctor)
(I don't need no doctor)
Now the doctor say I need rest
(Hey, hey) but all I need
Is her tenderness (mm hmm)
Put me on the critical list
(Hey, hey) when all I need
Is her sweet kiss (mm hmm)
He gave me a medicated lotion
But it didn't soothe
(It didn't soothe)
My emotion
(I don't need no doctor)
(I don't need no doctor)
I don't need no doctor
For my hope to live is gone
(I don't need no doctor)
(I don't need no doctor)
I don't need no doctor, no, no
Whoa, my hope to live is gone
(I don't need no doctor)
(I don't need no doctor)
All I need is my baby
Baby, please
Won't you please come on home
Log on to kill this message.
(I don't need no doctor)
You know what I'm talking bout
(I don't need no doctor)
I don't need no aspirins
(I don't need no doctor)
I don't need no lotion
(I don't need no doctor)
I say, I don't need no vitamin pills
(I don't need no doctor)
I don't need......
Lyrics submitted by ButNeverOutgunned
I Don't Need No Doctor Lyrics as written by Nick Ashford Josephine Armstead
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Songtrust Ave
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