# \[GAME\] 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:** 221
**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:** [April 25, 2014, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4401 "2014-04-25T13:49:53Z")
You’re living in your own Private Idaho Living in your own Private Idaho Underground like a wild potato Don’t go on the patio Beware of the pool Blue bottomless pool It leads you straight Right through the gate That opens on the pool You’re living in your own Private Idaho You’re living in your own Private Idaho Keep off the path, beware the gate Watch out for signs that say “Hidden Driveways” Don’t let the chlorine in your eyes Blind you to the awful surprise That’s a-waitin’ for you at the bottom Of the bottomless blue, blue, blue pool You’re livin in your own Private Idaho Idaho You’re out of control, the rivers that roll You fell into the water and down to Idaho Get out of that state Get out of that state you’re in You better beware You’re living in your own Private Idaho. You’re living in your own Private Idaho. Keep off the patio Keep off the path The lawn may be green But you better not be seen Walkin’ through the gate that leads you down Down to a pool fraught with danger It’s a pool full of strangers ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4402 "2014-04-25T14:12:04Z")
There are songs about Montana, And New York and Indiana, But the song the nation patiently awaits Is the song I now will bring you, As I clear my throat and sing you A love song to the whole United States. (I love you) District of Columbia, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Alabama, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Oklahoma, West Virginia, California, Georgia, Texas, Maine. Mississippi, Washington, South Carolina, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, Iowa, Nevada, Kansas, Colorado, Michigan. New Jersey. New York, New Mexico. Ohio, Illinois. Missouri, Indiana and Montana. Nebraska! Alaska! Pennsylvania, Florida, Wisconsin, Utah, Maryland, Kentucky, Oregon, Rhode Island, Idaho, Hawaii, And Vermont, Virginia, Delaware, Wyoming, and Connecti-cut! ---
**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:** [April 25, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4403 "2014-04-25T14:30:59Z")
Hey, do you know about the U.S.A.? Do you know about the government? Can you tell me about the Constitution? Hey, learn about the U.S.A. In 1787 I’m told Our founding fathers did agree To write a list of principles For keeping people free. The U.S.A. was just starting out A whole brand-new country And so our people spelled it out The things that we should be And they put those principles down on paper and called it the Constitution, and it’s been helping us run our country ever since then. The first part of the Constitution is called the preamble and tells what those founding fathers set out to do. We the people In order to form a more perfect union Establish justice, insure domestic tranquility Provide for the common defense Promote the general welfare and Secure the blessings of liberty To ourselves and our posterity Do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4404 "2014-04-25T14:35:22Z")
Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Indianapolis, Indiana And Columbus is the capital of Ohio There’s Montgomery, Alabama, south of Helena, Montana Then there’s Denver, Colorado, under Boise, Idaho. Texas has Austin, then we go north To Massachusetts’ Boston, and Albany, New York Tallahassee, Florida, and Washington, D.C. Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Nashville, Tennessee. Elvis used to hang out there a lot, ya know. Trenton’s in New Jersey, north of Jefferson, Missouri You’ve got Richmond in Virginia; South Dakota has Pierre Harrisburg’s in Pennsylvania and Augusta’s up in Maine And here is Providence, Rhode Island, next to Dover, Delaware. Concord, New Hampshire, just a quick jaunt To Montpelier, which is up in Vermont Hartford’s in Connecticut, so pretty in the fall And Kansas has Topeka; Minnesota has St Paul. Juneau’s in Alaska and there’s Lincoln in Nebraska And it’s Raleigh out in North Carolina and then There’s Madison, Wisconsin, and Olympia in Washington Phoenix, Arizona, and Lansing, Michigan. Here’s Honolulu; Hawaii’s a joy Jackson, Mississippi, and Springfield, Illinois South Carolina with Columbia down the way And Annapolis in Maryland on Chesapeake Bay. They have wonderful clam chowder. Cheyenne is in Wyomin’ and perhaps you make your home in Salt Lake City out in Utah, where the Buffalo roam Atlanta’s down in Georgia, and there’s Bismarck, North Dakota And you can live in Frankfort in your old Kentucky home. Salem in Oregon; from there we join Little Rock in Arkansas; Iowa’s got Des Moines Sacramento, California; Oklahoma and its city Charleston, West Virginia, and Nevada, Carson City. That’s all the capitals there are! ---
**Author:** ![DChord568](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@DChord568](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DChord568)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4405 "2014-04-25T14:50:29Z")
If you ever want to motor west Take my way, it’s the highway that’s the best Get your kicks on Route 66 It winds from Chicago to L.A. More than 3,000 miles along the way Get your kicks on Route 66 Well it winds through St. Louie, Joplin, Missouri Oklahoma City looks ooh, so pretty You oughtta see Amarillo Gallup, New Mexico Flagstaff, Arizona Don’t forget Winona Kingman, Barstow San Bernardino If you get hip to this kindly tip When you make that California Trip Get your kicks on Route 66 ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4406 "2014-04-25T15:23:41Z")
California, here I come Right back where I started from Where bowers and flowers bloom in the sun Each morning at dawning birdies sing and everything A sun kissed miss said, “Don’t be late.” That’s why I can hardly wait So open up that Golden Gate California, here I come ---
**Author:** ![DChord568](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@DChord568](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DChord568)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4407 "2014-04-25T15:30:12Z")
I met him one day in the Rockies Where the night air tasted like wine The winter was hard and had me starving When the two of them found me in time Then one night I crashed north of Reno I’d been on the road too long Then I woke to the warmth of her fire And the sweet welcome home of his song It was the California Kid and Remo Lending me a helping hand It was the California Kid and Remo Teaching me to love And teaching me to live off the land I thanked them and headed for Oregon The trees were the walls of my home But the rain soaked my bones every morning And the chill made me feel more alone And just when I thought I should end it The world didn’t need men like me My mind heard the song of my two friends And the sun started shining on me It was the California Kid and Remo Lending me a helping hand It was the California Kid and Remo Teaching me to love And teaching me to live off the land ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4408 "2014-04-25T15:49:40Z")
She’s gone to California, To see the sun sink low. I’m sure I’ll have a letter soon- At least I’m hoping so. She’ll draw a pastel picture Of the desert she drove through, And she’ll draw herself with her mouth turned down, Saying, “Someone misses you.” She’s gone to California, She seems to love it there, She loves to wear those flowery shirts, And match them in her hair. She draws her funny pictures, I’ve learned to draw 'em too, And I can draw myself with my mouth turned down, Saying, “Someone misses you.” I dream of California, She’s up some canyon side, With boxes full of picture books All neatly stacked and tied. As soon as I can make it, I will go to Kennedy, And I’ll draw her face with her mouth turned up With her biggest smile for me. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4409 "2014-04-25T15:58:55Z")
All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray. I’ve been for a walk on a winter’s day. I’d be safe and warm if I was in L.A.; California dreamin’ on such a winter’s day. Stopped in to a church I passed along the way. Well I got down on my knees and I pretend to pray. You know the preacher liked the cold; He knows I’m gonna stay. California dreamin’ on such a winter’s day. ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4410 "2014-04-25T16:24:36Z")
Oh, it doesn’t show signs of stopping And I’ve brought some corn for popping Since the lights are turned way down low Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! ---
**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:** [April 26, 2014, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4411 "2014-04-26T02:39:07Z")
Big family dinner, the untold tale Their eyes are sparkling on his frozen face Angel’s calling asking to get in All he wanted was a toy All he needed was a gentle heart To lead him through the dark When there’s nowhere left to fall Boy and the ghost, his eyes are burning The lights went out, the dream is on Wake up, wake up, there’s an angel in the snow Look up, look up, it’s a frightened dead boy With so much hate, such bad dreams He could have seen the toy’s the key But no one saw, no one saw ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4412 "2014-04-26T02:45:48Z")
You say you want diamonds on a ring of gold You say you want your story to remain untold But all the promises we make From the cradle to the grave When all I want is you You say you’ll give me a highway with no-one on it Treasure just to look upon it All the riches in the night You say you’ll give me eyes in a moon of blindness A river in a time of dryness A harbour in the tempest But all the promises we make From the cradle to the grave When all I want is you ---
**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:** [April 26, 2014, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4413 "2014-04-26T12:24:31Z")
Somebody told me just the other day That you’re leaving me, we’re through Well if you knew, how it hurt me so Then you’d change your mind I’m sure don’t want to hear What’s going on, I don’t care What’s new, don’t want to know About anything, cause all I want is you Going out with other girls Was always such a bore But since I fell in love with you I need you more and more Don’t want to know About one-night-stands Cut-price souvenirs All I want is the real thing And a night that lasts for years. ---
**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:** [April 26, 2014, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4414 "2014-04-26T14:56:08Z")
Ooh, I bet you’re wondering how I knew 'bout you’re plans to make me blue with some other guy that you knew before. Between the two of us guys you know I love you more. It took me by surprise I must say, when I found out yesterday. Don’t you know that… I heard it through the grapevine not much longer would you be mine. Oh I heard it through the grapevine, Oh and I’m just about to lose my mind. Honey, honey yeah. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4415 "2014-04-26T16:49:47Z")
We’re only making plans for Nigel We only want what’s best for him We’re only making plans for Nigel Nigel just needs this helping hand And if young Nigel says he’s happy He must be happy He must be happy He must be happy in his work We’re only making plans for Nigel He has his future in a British steel We’re only making plans for Nigel Nigel’s whole future is as good as sealed And if young Nigel says he’s happy He must be happy He must be happy He must be happy in his work ---
**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:** [April 26, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4416 "2014-04-26T17:05:11Z")
[OK, XTC it is…] Are you receiving me? You are deceiving me I know, see I know When we’re out walking Your mouth ain’t where it’s supposed to do the talking When we’re in kissing Your lips are missing, are they out on loan to someone else Are you listening? I put it in a letter, what could be better? I put it in a note, one night I wrote I put it in a telegram, just like the son of Sam Babe there’s something missing Your TV’s just hissing ---
**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:** [April 26, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4417 "2014-04-26T17:28:38Z")
“What’s the frequency, Kenneth?” is your Benzedrine, uh-huh I was brain-dead, locked out, numb, not up to speed I thought I’d pegged you an idiot’s dream Tunnel vision from the outsider’s screen I never understood the frequency, uh-huh You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh I’d studied your cartoons, radio, music, TV, movies, magazines Richard said, “Withdrawal in disgust is not the same as apathy” A smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth You said that irony was the shackles of youth You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh I never understood the frequency, uh-huh ---
**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:** [April 26, 2014, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4418 "2014-04-26T23:06:04Z")
Hear the sound of music Drifting in the aisles Elevator Prozac Stretching on for miles The music of the future Will not entertain It’s only meant to repress And neutralize your brain Soul gets squeezed out Edges get blunt Demographic Gives what you want One of the wonders of the world is going down It’s going down I know It’s one of the blunders of the world that no-one cares No-one cares enough ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4419 "2014-04-26T23:44:30Z")
All last night sat on the levee and moaned All last night sat on the levee and moaned Thinkin’ about me baby and my happy home. Going, going to Chicago… Going to Chicago… Sorry but I can’t take you… Going down… going down now… going down… ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4420 "2014-04-27T00:02:49Z")
Ruby, Ruby where you been so long Done took to drinkin’ whiskey Baby since you been gone Ain’t no one I know do it good as you Lickin’ on that lickin’ stick the way you do You got the lips to make a strong man weak And a heathen pray Give you a tip, it ain’t the way you speak You know it’s just the way you go down Go down, go down, go down, go down Go down, go down, go down, go down Mary, Mary you’re the one for me And the way you hum Sting me like a bumble bee I’ll be round to see you 'bout, 'bout half past ten Ain’t felt this good since I don’t know when You got the touch that I need so much In your finger tips I got the honey that ya love to taste On those lovely lips So go down Go down, go down, go down, go down Go down, go down, go down, go down [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502.md?page=220) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502.md?page=222)