Maybe the juke box can heal up a heartache But I'd go into debt Maybe the whiskey can wipe out a memory But it only hurts my head Maybe some dancing will pick me up But the best songs always ends Now I'm down and telling myself Time is a fools best friend. [Chorus:] Doctor time, have mercy on me Don't wait too long to set me free Doctor time, I'm counting on you Cause your the only one Who can pull me through Friends tell me hard work can fill up the hours But it don't fill this bed A quarter says a phone call can bring forgiveness She'd hang up again Gotta find something to forget her Everytime I lay down There ain't a night goes by I don't wish I'd wake up a year from now [Chorus:] Doctor time, have mercy on me Don't wait too long to set me free Doctor time, I'm counting on you Cause your the only one Who can pull me through Time tell the truth your the only one I trust How many weeks until I leave this heartache in the dust [Chorus:] Doctor time, have mercy on me Don't wait too long to set me free Doctor time, I'm counting on you Cause your the only one Who can pull me through