# \[GAME\] Speak To Me Only in Song Lyrics **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 16, 2013, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502 "2013-05-16T12:17:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 126
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2501 "2013-11-18T20:12:24Z")
My name is Daffy Duck, I worked on the merry-go-round, The job was swell, It paid quite well, Then the merry-go-round broke down. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2502 "2013-11-18T23:35:04Z")
Beyond the Palace hemi-powered drones scream down the boulevard Girls comb their hair in rearview mirrors And the boys try to look so hard The amusement park rises bold and stark Kids are huddled on the beach in a mist I wanna die with you Wendy on the street tonight In an everlasting kiss ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2013, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2503 "2013-11-19T14:21:53Z")
Who’s peekin’ out from under a stairway Calling a name that’s lighter than air Who’s bending down to give me a rainbow Everyone knows it’s Windy Who’s tripping down the streets of the city Smilin’ at everybody she sees Who’s reachin’ out to capture a moment Everyone knows it’s Windy ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2013, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2504 "2013-11-19T17:26:20Z")
Who can turn the world on with her smile? Who can take a nothing day, and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile? Well it’s you girl, and you should know it With each glance and every little movement you show it Love is all around, no need to waste it You can have a town, why don’t you take it You’re gonna make it after all You’re gonna make it after all ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2505 "2013-11-19T17:31:23Z")
When you’re alone and life is making you lonely You can always go…downtown. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2506 "2013-11-19T17:32:44Z")
Uptown girl She’s been living in her uptown world I bet she never had an back street guy I bet her mama never told her why I’m gonna try for an uptown girl She’s been living in her white bread world As long as anyone with hot blood can And now she’s looking for a downtown man That’s what I am ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2507 "2013-11-19T19:01:31Z")
He gets up each morning and he goes downtown Where everyone’s his boss and he’s lost in an angry land He’s a little man But then he comes uptown each evenin’ to my tenement Uptown where folks don’t have to pay much rent And when he’s there with me he can see that he’s everything Then he’s tall, he don’t crawl, he’s a king Downtown he’s just one of a million guys He don’t get no breaks and he takes all they got to give 'Cause he’s got to live ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2508 "2013-11-19T20:08:07Z")
No time to fix my hair, need a new dress to wear Old clothes will have to do 'cause the kids all need new shoes I got bridge club each Tuesday night; he goes out with the boys and gets tight But when the evenin’s through he comes a home to the queen of the house ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2509 "2013-11-20T01:47:55Z")
Woke up, fell out of bed, Dragged a comb across my head Found my way downstairs and drank a cup, And looking up I noticed I was late. Found my coat and grabbed my hat Made the bus in seconds flat Found my way upstairs and had a smoke, Somebody spoke and I went into a dream. I read the news today oh boy Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire And though the holes were rather small They had to count them all Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall. I’d love to turn you on ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2510 "2013-11-20T17:41:48Z")
Hitler, he’s only got one ball, The other one is in the Albert Hall. His mother, the dirty bugger, Chopped it off when he was small. ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2511 "2013-11-20T18:47:39Z")
Joan was quizzical, studied pataphysical Science in the home Late nights all alone with her test tube Oh, oh oh oh Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine Calls her on the phone “Can I take you out to the pictures Joan?” But as she’s getting ready to go A knock comes on the door Bang! Bang! Maxwell’s silver hammer Came down upon her head Bang! Bang! Maxwell’s silver hammer Made sure that she was dead ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2512 "2013-11-20T18:52:34Z")
Silver and gold, silver and gold Everyone wishes for silver and gold How do you measure its worth Just by the pleasure it gives here on Earth ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2513 "2013-11-20T19:50:04Z")
Hey babe, you got my soul You got the silver, you got the gold. A flash of love has made me blind, I don’t care, no, that’s the big surprise. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2514 "2013-11-21T01:32:46Z")
Right before my very eyes I thought that you were only fakin’ it And like before my heart was takin’ it Baby what a big surprise Right before my very eyes Yesterday it seemed to me My life was nothing more than wasted time But here today you’ve softly changed my mind Baby what a big surprise Right before my very eyes Just to be alone Was a little more than I could take Then you came to stay Hold me in the morning Love me in the afternoon Help me find my way Now and then just like before I think about the love I’ve thrown away But now it doesn’t matter anyway Baby, what a big surprise ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2515 "2013-11-21T17:38:19Z")
Thinking of you’s working up my appetite Looking forward to a little after noon delight Rubbing sticks and stones together makes the sparks ignite And the thought of rubbing you is getting so exciting Skyrockets in flight, afternoon delight ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2516 "2013-11-21T17:42:58Z")
We get it almost every night When that moon is big and bright It’s a supernatural delight Everybody’s dancing in the moonlight Everybody here is out of sight They don’t bark and they don’t bite They keep things loose, they keep 'em tight Everybody’s dancing in the moonlight ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2517 "2013-11-21T17:47:28Z")
You can’t start a fire You can’t start a fire without a spark This gun’s for hire even if we’re just dancing in the dark ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2518 "2013-11-21T17:54:26Z")
Mary Hill used to hang out in Cherry Hill Park The game she played lasted all day to way after dark Now, all the girls, they criticized her but all the guys just idolized her Cause Mary Hill was such a thrill after dark in Cherry Hill Park ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2519 "2013-11-21T17:57:46Z")
You’ll never know how great a kiss can feel When you stop at the top of a Ferris wheel When I fell in love down at Palisades Park ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/2520 "2013-11-21T18:03:26Z")
Rollercoaster of Love say what Rollercoaster yeah (oohh oohh oohh)… Oh baby you know what I’m talking about Rollercoaster of Love Oh yeah it’s Rollercoaster time Lovin’ you is really wild Oh it´s just a love rollercoaster Step right up and get your tickets [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502.md?page=125) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502.md?page=127)