b. 26th March 1948, Doheny Drive, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, U… Read Full Bio ↴b. 26th March 1948, Doheny Drive, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Ned Doheny is a singer and songwriter born and raised in Los Angeles.

His grandfather was the same member of the Doheny family that the famous Doheny Drive is named after in that neighbourhood. Ned was born there.

Ned grew up in America where he released one album for Asylum Records entitled 'Ned Doheny' in 1973.

He then relocated to Columbia Records for the album 'Hard Candy' in 1976.

In 1979, he recorded the album 'Prone', again for Columbia, which was imported, originally, as a high priced Japanese import album into the U.K.

The single release, from the album, 'To Prove My Love' was very popular on the U.K. dance scene.

Ned Doheny also wrote songs which were recorded by various artists including Average White Band / Leslie Smith and the Kasu Matsui Project ('Love's A Heartache'), Tata Vega ('Get It Up For Love', made famous by the artist Johnny Rivers) Chaka Khan and Millie Scott ('A Love Of Your Own').

Back To The World
Ned Doheny Lyrics

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Make believe you never knew me
Scratch my number off your wall
Wish I'd never met you
Love untrue was my undoing
One by one it names us all
Don't believe what say
Truth will never keep
I'm not losing sleep about it

I'm going back to the world
To do what must be done
I'm going back to the world

You put your arm around my shoulder
You tell me I'm the only one
Who could ever touch you (there)
You don't care what you surrender
As long as you receive a share
Why you do what you do is anybody's guess
The beast never rests beloved

I'm going back to the world
To knock somebody out
I'm going back to the world

Ooooo flatter me
Ooooo ask me to stay
Ooooo shatter me
Who do you think you'll betray?

I'm going back to the world
To look somebody up
I'm going back to the world

I'm going back to the world

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Ned Doheny's song Back To The World seem to be about a relationship that has gone wrong. The singer seems to have been hurt by the other person and wishes they had never met them. The lyrics suggest that the love was not true and that it caused the singer's undoing. The lines "Don't believe what say, truth will never keep/ I'm not losing sleep about it" indicate that there may have been lies involved in the relationship, but the singer is not letting it bother them now.

The chorus of the song, "I'm going back to the world/ To do what must be done," suggests that the singer is leaving this relationship behind and going back to the real world to take care of business. The lines "You put your arm around my shoulder/ You tell me I'm the only one/ Who could ever touch you (there)" indicate that the other person may have been manipulative and made the singer feel special to get what they wanted.

The lyrics "The beast never rests beloved" suggest that the other person may be a dangerous type, always looking for their next victim. The lines "Ooooo flatter me/ Ooooo ask me to stay/ Ooooo shatter me/ Who do you think you'll betray?" suggest that the singer may have realized the manipulative nature of the other person and is leaving before they can cause more damage.

Overall, the lyrics of Back To The World seem to be about the aftermath of a toxic relationship and the process of moving on.

Line by Line Meaning

Make believe you never knew me
Pretend that you never met me

Scratch my number off your wall
Remove my contact information from your list

Wish I'd never met you
Regret knowing you

Love untrue was my undoing
The false love ruined me

One by one it names us all
Everyone will get exposed eventually

Don't believe what say
What I say shouldn't be trusted

Truth will never keep
It's hard to keep the truth hidden

I'm not losing sleep about it
It's not bothering me much

You put your arm around my shoulder
You acted affectionate towards me

You tell me I'm the only one
You claimed that I'm special to you