Three Dog Night is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California best … Read Full Bio ↴Three Dog Night is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California best known for their music from 1968 to 1975, during which time they achieved twenty-one consecutive Billboard Top 40 Hits and 12 consecutive Gold Albums. Three Dog Night are still active in 2012, touring and recording 43 years after their first album was released. The first of the band's 7 million-selling singles was One in 1969. They scored three number one singles: Mama Told Me (Not to Come), Joy to the World and Black and White.

The original lineup included three lead vocalists — Danny Hutton, Chuck Negron, and Cory Wells — along with Michael Allsup on guitar, Jimmy Greenspoon on keyboards Floyd Sneed on drums and Joe Schermie (from the Cory Wells Blues Band) on bass.

Three Dog Night recorded some tracks with Beach Boys producer, composer, vocalist, and instrumentalist Brian Wilson before signing with Dunhill Records and at the time went under the name Redwood. The band changed their name based on an article describing how Australian Aborigines slept with their dogs for warmth on cold nights, the coldest being a "three-dog night."

I Can't Get Enough of It
Three Dog Night Lyrics

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Well my doctor told me beware
I'm taking more than my share
Falling in love I can bear
Provided that loving affair
But he don't know about you
And all the things that you do
And how it breaks me in two
Just to know a man's with you

Chorus:
I can't get enough of it, oh
I can't get enough of it, oh
I can't ever let you go, oh
I feel like I need you so, oh
I can't get enough of it, oh
I can't get enough of it, oh
Yeah ''cause every time we're apart
I get a pain in my heart
And my mind's completely a mess
And I ain't getting no rest
I guess I'm failing the test
I guess you're getting the best
Of all the love I can give
''cause you're the reason I live
Chorus (2 times)

Repeat second verse
Chorus

Overall Meaning

In this song, the singer is confessing his addiction to a person he is deeply in love with. His doctor has warned him about the dangers of excess, but the singer cannot resist his overwhelming desire for this person. The love affair is breaking him in two, but he cannot let go. He feels like he needs this person so much that he cannot get enough of them.

The chorus "I can't get enough of it" emphasizes the singer's obsession and addiction to this person. He feels like he is failing the test because he cannot control himself when it comes to this person. He believes that this person is the reason he lives and that he cannot live without them. The pain he experiences when they are apart is unbearable, and he cannot get any rest because of his overwhelming desire for them.

The lyrics illustrate the powerful and all-consuming nature of love, highlighting the good and bad aspects of being completely in love and addicted to someone. The singer is willing to ignore his doctor's warnings and endure the pain of his addiction to be with the person he loves.

Line by Line Meaning

Well my doctor told me beware
My physician cautioned me to be wary

I'm taking more than my share
I'm indulging more than my fair share

Falling in love I can bear
I can tolerate the feeling of falling in love

Provided that loving affair
As long as the relationship is based on love

But he don't know about you
However, he is ignorant about your existence

And all the things that you do
And your everyday activities and behavior

And how it breaks me in two
And how it emotionally shatters me

Just to know a man's with you
Simply because I know you are with another man

Chorus:
Refrain:

I can't get enough of it, oh
I am insatiable for this sensation

I can't ever let you go, oh
I can never let you out of my life

I feel like I need you so, oh
I am convinced that I need you desperately

Yeah ''cause every time we're apart
Every time we are separated

I get a pain in my heart
I experience an ache in my chest

And my mind's completely a mess
And my thoughts and emotions are in disarray

And I ain't getting no rest
And I am not getting any sleep

I guess I'm failing the test
I believe I am failing in this relationship

I guess you're getting the best
I infer that you are receiving the best of me

Of all the love I can give
Of all the love I am capable of providing

''cause you're the reason I live
Because you are the reason for my existence

Chorus (2 times)
Refrain (2 times)

Repeat second verse
Repeat the second stanza

Chorus
Refrain

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: STEVE WINWOOD, JIMMY MILLER

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