Lyrics to
Road Angel

This version of Road Angel was released by The Doobie Brothers in 1974.

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I was ridin’ down that highway
Silver Harley by my side
When I thought I saw my lady
She was headed for the Berkely hill
Pistol on her hip in case she needed a thrill
I don’t believe it, don’t believe a word
I don’t believe it, don’t believe a word
I said, come on with me, baby
Don’t you want to ride with me
She put her hand into her bag, now
Pulled out a half pint of red eye sauce
Sneakin’ ’round the corner, drinkin’ whiskey from a jar
I don’t believe it, don’t believe a word
I don’t believe it, don’t believe a word

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About Lyrics and Road Angel by The Doobie Brothers

The lyrics to Road Angel are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that The Doobie Brothers used when the song was created in 1974. The lyrics to Road Angel have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only The Doobie Brothers and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Road Angel by The Doobie Brothers. 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 Road Angel" means the words set to the music of Road Angel, 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 Road Angel and the lyrics to Road Angel 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 Road Angel, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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