Lyrics to
Turn It Loose

This version of Turn It Loose was released by The Doobie Brothers in 1976.

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People all around me
Everywhere I go
I thought I had a grip on things
Now I just don’t know
People turn their backs on me
My feet are movin’ slow
I done time, I been shined
Ain’t gonna fight no more
I’m gonna make it
I’m gonna try
Ain’t no use to sit and cry
Turn it loose; don’t hold back
Got to set your spirit free
Turn it loose; listen to me, children
It’s the best kind of remedy
Turn it loose; you got the power
That’s the way it’s got to be
Turn it loose; get on board
It’s just for people like you and me

Some friends, they hide it
Keep it deep inside
For the boy it’s a struggle
Don’t you know it’s a lie
You got to be the real thing
It flows with the tide
You are the person
With the answer inside
I’m gonna make it
I’m gonna try
Ain’t no use to hang your head and cry

Turn it loose; don’t hold back
Got to set your spirit free
Turn it loose; listen to me, children
It’s the best kind of remedy
Turn it loose; you got the power
That’s the way it’s got to be
Turn it loose; get on board
It’s just for people like you and me

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About Lyrics and Turn It Loose by The Doobie Brothers

The lyrics to Turn It Loose are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by The Doobie Brothers in 1976. Elements of the lyrics to Turn It Loose 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 Turn It Loose back when it was created.

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

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