Lyrics to
Spirit

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

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Freedom don’t come easy, babe
When your spirit’s flyin’ up among the clouds
And when you’re faced with the wise man’s road
You gotta know where to go
Sun and the stars are a travelin’ man’s companion
Leadin’ the way for his journey
East and west, wherever you go, mm
Leadin’ the way
The first to come
Showin’ the way for his children
Now it’s up to you
Do you know you’re pullin’ through
Man, it’s not easy and you know it
Children in a happy place
They’re always smiling
Showin’ all their love with no deception
Treatin’ each other like brothers and sisters do, yeah, yeah
Children in a real good place, they’re always tryin’
Jumpin’ and playin’ in the middle of the afternoon
Just havin’ a ball, don’t worry at all, yeah

Leadin’ the way
The first to come
Showin’ the way for his children
Now it’s up to you
Do you know you’re pullin’ through
Man, it’s not easy and you know it
Children in a happy place
They’re always smiling
Showin’ all their love with no deception
Treatin’ each other like brothers and sisters do, yeah, yeah
Children in a real good place, they’re always tryin’
Jumpin’ and playin’ in the middle of the afternoon
Just havin’ a ball, don’t worry at all, yeah

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About Lyrics and Spirit by The Doobie Brothers

The lyrics to Spirit are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by The Doobie Brothers in 1974. Elements of the lyrics to Spirit are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by The Doobie Brothers and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Spirit back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Spirit by The Doobie Brothers in a number of ways. 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 Spirit" means the words set to the music of Spirit, 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 Spirit and the lyrics to Spirit 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 Spirit, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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