[00:00.80] I'm about to lose my mind [00:04.43] You've been gone for so long [00:07.01] I'm runnin' out of time [00:11.11] I need a doctor, call me a doctor [00:17.18] I need a doctor, doctor [00:21.70] To bring me back to life [00:27.81] [00:29.95] I told the world, one day I would pay it back [00:32.96] Say it on tape, and lay it, record it [00:35.06] So that one day I could play it back [00:36.96] But I don't even know if I believe it when I'm sayin' that [00:39.18] Doubts startin' to creep in, every day it's just so grey and black [00:42.82] Hope, I just need a ray of that [00:44.72] 'Cause no one sees my vision when I play it for 'em [00:46.83] They just say it's wack, but they don't know what dope is [00:49.48] And I don't know if I was awake or asleep when I wrote this [00:51.73] All I know is, you came to me when I was at my lowest [00:54.60] You picked me up, breathed new life in me, I owe my life to you [00:58.02] But for the life of me, I don't see why you don't see like I do [01:01.03] But it just dawned on me you lost a son, demons fightin' you [01:04.29] It's dark, let me turn on the lights [01:05.97] And brighten me and enlighten you [01:07.45] I don't think you realise what you mean to me [01:09.29] Not the slightest clue, 'cause me and you were like a crew [01:12.03] I was like your sidekick, you gon' either wanna fight [01:14.47] When I get off this fuckin' mic, or you gon' hug me [01:16.96] But I'm outta options, there's nothin' else I can do 'cause [01:19.96] I'm about to lose my mind [01:23.63] You've been gone for so long [01:26.35] I'm runnin' out of time [01:30.44] I need a doctor, call me a doctor [01:36.50] I need a doctor, doctor [01:40.76] To bring me back to life [01:44.87] It hurts when I see you struggle, you come to me with ideas [01:47.41] You say they're just pieces, so I'm puzzled [01:49.58] 'Cause the shit I hear is crazy [01:50.95] But you're either gettin' lazy [01:52.21] Or you don't believe in you no more [01:54.83] Seems like your own opinions, not one you can form [01:56.91] Can't make a decision, you keep questionin' yourself [01:59.17] Second guessin' and it's almost like you're beggin' for my help [02:02.39] Like I'm your leader, you're supposed to fuckin' be my mentor [02:05.59] I can endure no more, I demand you remember who you are [02:08.89] It was you who believed in me when everyone was tellin' you [02:11.52] Don't sign me, everyone at the fuckin' label, let's tell the truth! [02:14.64] You risked your career for me, I know it as well as you [02:17.99] Nobody wanted to fuck with the white boy [02:19.96] Dre, I'm cryin' in this booth [02:21.24] You saved my life, now maybe it's my turn to save yours [02:24.11] But I can never repay you, what you did for me is way more [02:27.39] But I ain't givin' up faith [02:29.02] And you ain't givin' up on me, get up, Dre! [02:31.08] I'm dyin', I need you, come back for fuck's sake! [02:33.75] I'm about to lose my mind [02:37.32] You've been gone for so long [02:40.01] I'm runnin' out of time [02:44.02] I need a doctor, call me a doctor [02:50.29] I need a doctor, doctor [02:54.77] To bring me back to life [03:01.35] Bring me back to life [03:07.64] Bring me back to life [03:15.11] (I need a doctor, doctor to bring me back to life) [03:23.05] It literally feels like a lifetime ago [03:25.30] But I still remember the shit like it was just yesterday though [03:28.48] You walked in, yellow jump suit, whole room, cracked jokes [03:32.06] Once you got inside the booth, told you, mic smoke [03:35.18] Went through friends, some of them I put on, but they just left [03:37.84] They said they was ridin' to the death [03:40.18] But where the fuck are they now, now that I need them? [03:43.02] I don't see none of them, all I see is Slim [03:44.65] Fuck all you fair-weather friends! All I need is him [03:47.16] Fuckin' backstabbers! [03:48.51] When the chips were down you just laughed at us [03:50.55] Now you 'bout to feel the fuckin' wrath of Aftermath, faggots! [03:53.55] You gon' see us in our lab jackets [03:56.23] And ask us where the fuck we been? [03:57.78] You can kiss my indecisive ass crack, maggots! [04:00.24] And the cracker's ass, little cracker jack beat [04:02.69] Makin' wack math, backwards producers, I'm back, bastards! [04:05.82] One more CD and then I'm packin' up my bags, and as [04:09.04] I'm leavin', I'll guarantee they'll scream [04:10.78] "Dre, don't leave us like that, man!" 'cause [04:12.25] I'm about to lose my mind [04:15.73] You've been gone for so long [04:18.74] I'm runnin' out of time [04:22.78] I need a doctor, call me a doctor [04:28.95] I need a doctor, doctor [04:32.95] To bring me back to life [04:38.80]