Lyrics to
Sweet Maxine

This version of Sweet Maxine was released by The Doobie Brothers in 1975.

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She can capture your heart, when they start the music playin’
Sparkle in her eyes, you better be wise or you will end up losin’ your mind
I said baby, pretty baby, got to get my hands on you
Somethin’s got a hold on
Somethin’s got a hold on me
Somethin’s got a hold on
Somethin’s got a hold on me
She was born with it in her soul
Lord she knows how to rock and roll
She was born with it in her soul
Lord she knows how to rock and roll

She’s the answer to a poor boy’s dream
Never seen such a sweet young thing
She’s a teaser, love to squeeze her
An actress from a fantasy scene
I said baby, pretty baby
Open your eyes to the truth
Somethin’s got a hold on
Somethin’s got a hold on me
Somethin’s got a hold on
Somethin’s got a hold on me

She’s got the power, power in her soul
She’s got the power, power, rock and roll

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The lyrics to Sweet Maxine are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by The Doobie Brothers in 1975. Elements of the lyrics to Sweet Maxine 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 Sweet Maxine back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Sweet Maxine 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 Sweet Maxine" means the words set to the music of Sweet Maxine, 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 Sweet Maxine and the lyrics to Sweet Maxine 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 Sweet Maxine, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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