He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Doctor...
I got me a problem
I ain't sleepin' through the night
And I so do enjoy sleepin'
Won't you please shut out the light
You can tell there's something wrong
With the voice of reason
But I so enjoy his voice
That I guess I'll listen
Doctor..
I know you have answers
Would you bind my wrists with rope
And we'll teach myself a lesson
In inability to cope
So just give me the antidote
Won't put it down my throat
Give me the antidote
It won't go near my throat
Give me the antidote
Give me the antidote
Doctor you've been
Driving all day long
And the thought of leavin' home
No it wouldn't cross your mind
No you won't answer that phone
Then the minutes seem like hours
And you're wishin' it would ring
You so enjoy conversation
You would talk about anything
Doctor..
I got me a problem
I ain't talkin' half enough
And I think I'd enjoy walkin'
If this weight was lifted
So just give me the antidote
Won't put it down my throat
Give me the antidote
It won't go near my throat
Give me the antidote
Give me the antidote
Doctor...
I know you have answers
Would you bind my wrists with rope
And we'll teach myself a lesson
In inability to cope
Doctor..
I got me a problem
I ain't sleepin' through the night
And I so do enjoy sleeping
Won't you please shut out the light
Won't you please shut out the light
Won't you please shut out the light
Won't you please shut out the light
Won't you
I got me a problem
I ain't sleepin' through the night
And I so do enjoy sleepin'
Won't you please shut out the light
You can tell there's something wrong
With the voice of reason
But I so enjoy his voice
That I guess I'll listen
Doctor..
I know you have answers
Would you bind my wrists with rope
And we'll teach myself a lesson
In inability to cope
So just give me the antidote
Won't put it down my throat
Give me the antidote
It won't go near my throat
Give me the antidote
Give me the antidote
Doctor you've been
Driving all day long
And the thought of leavin' home
No it wouldn't cross your mind
No you won't answer that phone
Then the minutes seem like hours
And you're wishin' it would ring
You so enjoy conversation
You would talk about anything
Doctor..
I got me a problem
I ain't talkin' half enough
And I think I'd enjoy walkin'
If this weight was lifted
So just give me the antidote
Won't put it down my throat
Give me the antidote
It won't go near my throat
Give me the antidote
Give me the antidote
Doctor...
I know you have answers
Would you bind my wrists with rope
And we'll teach myself a lesson
In inability to cope
Doctor..
I got me a problem
I ain't sleepin' through the night
And I so do enjoy sleeping
Won't you please shut out the light
Won't you please shut out the light
Won't you please shut out the light
Won't you please shut out the light
Won't you
Lyrics submitted by myslumberingheart
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Like a lot of the other comments are saying, I think this mainly about voyeurism. If the song was about his girlfriend, then why would he use the word spy. If you are a spy it means you shouldn't be caught, that is kind of the whole point, and if you are a voyeur, the whole point of the pleasure you get from it, is the fact that the other people don't know you are watching them. See a bit of a connection there?
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Obviously "we'll teach myself a lesson in inability to cope". She can't get over something/someone whether or not she can or really wants to is up in the air.
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