Lyrics to
Dependin’ On You

This version of Dependin’ On You was released by The Doobie Brothers in 1978.

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When I was so low
You were there to lift me up
Well, there’s one thing that I know for sure
You’re gonna win life’s lovin’ cup
Darlin’, you’re always there at my rescue
Dependin’ on you
Darlin’, you’re always there by my side
You’re always there by my side
Darlin’, you’re always there at my rescue

Dependin’ on you

And when I get too high
You are there to cool me down
So fine, someone to turn to
Keepin’ my feet on the ground

Dependin’ on you

Darlin’, you’re always there at my rescue
Dependin’ on you
Darlin’, you’re always there by my side
You’re always there by my side
Darlin’, you’re always there at my rescue

I just keep dependin’ on you
Someone to turn to
Keepin’ my feet on the ground
So fine…

Darlin’, you’re always there at my rescue
Dependin’ on you
Darlin’, you’re always there by my side
You’re always there by my side…

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When you decide to study the lyrics to Dependin’ On You, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1978 song by The Doobie Brothers. Some of the lyrics to Dependin’ On You have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only The Doobie Brothers and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Dependin’ On You if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Dependin’ On You" means the words set to the music of Dependin’ On You, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Doobie Brothers. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Dependin’ On You and the lyrics to Dependin’ On You are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Doobie Brothers who came here looking just for the lyrics to Dependin’ On You, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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