# \[GAME\] 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:** 228
**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:** [May 7, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4541 "2014-05-07T18:11:33Z")
Wond’ring aloud – How we feel today. Last night sipped the sunset – My hands in her hair. We are our own saviours As we start both our hearts beating life Into each other. Wond’ring aloud – Will the years treat us well? As she floats in the kitchen, I’m tasting the smell Of toast as the butter runs. Then she comes, spilling crumbs on the bed And I shake my head. And it’s only the giving That makes you what you are. **– Jethro Tull, “Wond’ring Aloud”** (1971) > [@John\_DiFool](#): > > [Why not give the title and artist at least?] So, who wants to PM a mod and ask them to fill in the previous 4,538 entries? 😃 ---
**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:** [May 8, 2014, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4542 "2014-05-08T00:58:58Z")
**Echo & The Bunnymen, “Silver”** : Swung from a chandelier My planet sweet on a silver salver Bailed out my worst fears 'Cause man has to be his own savior Blind sailors Imprisoned jailers God tame us No one to blame us The sky is blue My hands untied A world looks true Through all clean eyes Just look at you With burning lips You’re living proof At my fingertips Walked on a tidal wave Laughed in the face of a brand new day Food for survival thought Mapped out the place where I planned to stay All the way Well behaved Just in case It slips away ---
**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:** [May 8, 2014, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4543 "2014-05-08T04:22:03Z")
I can feel you slipping away from me A little bit further now every day I’m holding on, but I can’t believe This is how you want it to be Oh, you’re slipping away Oh, you’re slipping away It feels like walking down a long, dark road You never talk to me the way you did before You ride through the city with your head held high And all I can do is watch you go by Oh, you’re slipping away Oh, you’re slipping away **– Dave Edmunds, “Slipping Away”** (1983) ---
**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:** [May 8, 2014, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4544 "2014-05-08T12:08:06Z")
**The Verve, “Slide Away”** (1993): So take your time I wonder if you’re here just to use my mind Don’t take it slow You know I’ve got a place to go You always do that Something I’m not sure of But just for today Let go and slide away I was thinking maybe we could go outside Let the night sky cool your foolish pride Don’t you feel alive These are your times and our highs So take your time I wonder which cup you’ll drink from I hope it’s mine Beause you always do that something Something I’m not sure of But just for today Let go and burn away 'Cause I read your mind I need it because it takes me where I can’t find Because you always do that something Something I’m not sure of But just for today Let go and burn away I was thinking maybe we could go outside Let the night sky cool your foolish pride Don’t you feel alive These are your times and our highs ---
**Author:** ![DChord568](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@DChord568](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DChord568)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4545 "2014-05-08T14:15:45Z")
**"Take Your Time" –Buddy Holly** Take your time I can wait All of the love I know will be mine If you take your time Take your time Though it’s late Heart strings will sing like a string of twine If you take your time Take your time and take mine too I have time to spend Take your time, go with me through Time till all times end Take your time I can wait All of the love I know will be mine If you take your time ---
**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:** [May 8, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4546 "2014-05-08T14:17:51Z")
Girl, tonight we’re gonna make love. You know how I know? Because it’s Wednesday. And Wednesday night is the night that we usually make love. Monday night is my night to cook. Tuesday night we go and visit your mother, but Wednesday night we make sweet, weekly love. It’s when everything is just right. There’s nothing good on TV. You haven’t had your after-work social sports team practice so you’re not too tired. Oh boy…it’s all on. You lean in and say something sexy like, “I might go to bed I’ve got work in the morning.” I know what you’re trying to say girl. You’re trying to say, “Oh, yeah. It’s business time. It’s business time.” It’s business. It’s business time. I know what you’re trying to say you’re trying to say it’s time for business it’s business time. Ooh! It’s business. It’s business time. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2014, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4547 "2014-05-08T16:20:15Z")
There’s no business like show business Like no business I know Everything about it is appealing Everything the traffic will allow Nowhere could you get that happy feeling When you are stealing that extra bow There’s no people like show people They smile when they’re low Even with a turkey that you know will fold You may be stranded out in the cold Still you wouldn’t change it for a sack of gold Let’s go on with the show **– “There’s No Business Like Show Business”, Irving Berlin** ---
**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:** [May 8, 2014, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4548 "2014-05-08T19:38:34Z")
**The Muppet Show Theme Song** : It’s time to play the music It’s time to light the lights t’s time to meet the Muppets on the Muppet Show tonight. It’s time to put on makeup It’s time to dress up right It’s time to raise the curtain on the Muppet Show tonight. Why do we always come here I guess we’ll never know It’s like a kind of torture To have to watch the show And now let’s get things started Why don’t you get things started It’s time to get things started On the most sensational inspirational celebrational Muppetational This is what we call the Muppet Show! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4549 "2014-05-08T22:13:56Z")
**This Is It** (Bugs Bunny, Overture) Overture, curtains, lights, This is it, the night of nights No more rehearsing and nursing a part We know every part by heart Overture, curtains, lights This is it, you’ll hit the heights And oh what heights we’ll hit On with the show this is it Tonight what heights we’ll hit On with the show this is it. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2014, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4550 "2014-05-08T22:18:04Z")
No life till leather We gonna kick some ass tonight We got the metal madness When our fans start screaming It’s right well alright When we start to rock We never want to stop again Hit the lights Hit the lights Hit the lights You know our fans are insane We are gonna blow this place away With volume higher Than anything today the only way When we start to rock We never want to stop again Hit the lights Hit the lights Hit the lights **– “Hit the Lights”, Metallica** ---
**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:** [May 8, 2014, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4551 "2014-05-08T23:54:58Z")
Another op’nin’, another show In Philly, Boston or Baltimo’, A chance for stage folks to say hello, Another op’nin’ of another show. Another job that you hope, at last, Will make your future forget your past, Another pain where the ulcers grow, Another op’nin’ of another show. Four weeks, you rehearse and rehearse, Three weeks and it couldn’t be worse, One week, will it ever be right? Then out o’ the hat, it’s that big first night! The overture is about to start, You cross your fingers and hold your heart, It’s curtain time and away we go! – **Another Op’ning, Another Show - Cole Porter** ---
**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:** [May 9, 2014, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4552 "2014-05-09T00:44:43Z")
**ELP, “Karn Evil 9”** : Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends We’re so glad you could attend Come inside! Come inside! There behind a glass is a real blade of grass be careful as you pass. Move along! Move along! Come inside, the show’s about to start guaranteed to blow your head apart Rest assured you’ll get your money’s worth The greatest show in Heaven, Hell or Earth. You’ve got to see the show, it’s a dynamo. You’ve got to see the show, it’s rock and roll … Right before your eyes we pull laughter from the skies And he laughs until he cries then he dies then he dies Come inside the shows about to start Guaranteed to blow your head apart You gotta see the show It’s a dynamo You gotta see the show It’s rock and roll ---
**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:** [May 9, 2014, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4553 "2014-05-09T05:05:58Z")
Do you know the score Alright I hear you I would make a play for sure If I could only get near you It’s been so long, you’re welcome back my friends To the show that never ends What’s your name I can’t forget it I’ve been there and back again And I will never regret it It’s been so long, you’re welcome back my friends To the show that never ends **– Emerson, Lake & Powell “The Score”** (1986) ---
**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:** [May 9, 2014, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4554 "2014-05-09T14:01:36Z")
**The Cure, "Play For Tod** ay": It’s not a case of doing what’s right It’s just the way I feel that matters Tell me I’m wrong I don’t really care It’s not a case of share and share alike I take what I require I don’t understand … You say it’s not fair You expect me to act Like a lover Consider my moves And deserve the reward To hold you in my arms And wait And wait And wait For something to happen It’s not a case of telling the truth Some lines just fit the situation Call me a liar You would anyway It’s not a case of aiming to please You know you’re always crying It’s just your part In the play for today ---
**Author:** ![DChord568](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@DChord568](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DChord568)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4555 "2014-05-09T14:15:14Z")
**"One Tin Soldier" – The Original Caste** Listen children to a story That was written long ago 'Bout a kingdom, on a mountain And the valley folk below On the mountian was a treasure Burried deep beneath a stone And the valley people swore They’d have it for their very own Go ahead and hate your neighbor Go ahead and cheat a friend Do it in the name of Heaven You can justify it in the end There wont be any trumpets blowing Come the judgement day On the bloody morning after… One tin soldier rides away So the people of the valley Sent a message up the hill Asking for the burried treasure Tons of gold for which they’d kill Cam an answer from the kingdom With our brothers we will share All the secrets of our mountain All the riches burried there Now the valley cried in anger Mount your horses Draw your sword And they killed the mountain people So they won their just reward Now they stood beside the treasure On the mountain dark and red Turn the stone and read beneath it Peace on Earth Was all it said Go ahead and hate your neighbor Go ahead and cheat a friend Do it in the name of Heaven You can justify it in the end There wont be any trumpets blowing Come the judgement day On the bloody morning after… One tin soldier rides away ---
**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:** [May 9, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4556 "2014-05-09T17:28:26Z")
Listen to what the flower people say Listen, it’s getting louder every day Listen, it’s like a bolt out of the blue Listen, it could be calling now for you Flower people walk on by Flower people don’t you cry It’s not too late It’s not too late **– “(Listen to the) Flower People”, Spinal Tap** (1968) ---
**Author:** ![DChord568](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@DChord568](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DChord568)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4557 "2014-05-09T17:51:52Z")
**"Listen! Listen!" – The Merry-Go-Round** Listen, listen Listen, listen Don’t need to hear what they’re saying 'Cause their words are drowned out by their playing Don’t need to know the meaning 'Cause the meaning gets lost when he starts screaming. But there’s nothing you can do or say When the band begins to play, you better listen, listen. And if you’ve paid your money Then you don’t want to hear a band that sounds funny Does it really matter to you If he screams so loud and long, he turns blue ? But there’s nothing you can do or say When the band begins to play, you better listen, listen I’ve been here over an hour They don’t get no softer, just keep getting louder There’s no ifs or maybes They been playing rock and roll ever since they were babies. But there’s nothing you can do or say When the band begins to play, you better listen, listen. ---
**Author:** ![misling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@misling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misling)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4558 "2014-05-09T17:53:22Z")
Pet Clark - San Francisco (she probably wasn’t the first, but that’s the version I remember) If you’re going to San Francisco Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair If you’re going to San Francisco You’re gonna meet some gentle people there For those who come to San Francisco Summertime will be a love-in there In the streets of San Francisco Gentle people with flowers in their hair All across the nation, such a strange vibration People in motion There’s a whole generation with a new explanation People in motion, people in motion For those who come to San Francisco Be sure to wear some flowers in their hair If you come to San Francisco Summertime will be a love-in there If you come to San Francisco Summertime will be a love-in there ---
**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:** [May 9, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4559 "2014-05-09T18:14:32Z")
**Buffalo Springfield, “Stop Hey What’s That Sound”** (which also got played on the Muppet Show): There’s something happening here But what it is ain’t exactly clear There’s a man with a gun over there Telling me I got to beware I think it’s time we stop Children, what’s that sound? Everybody look, what’s going down? There’s battle lines being drawn Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong Young people speaking their minds Getting so much resistance from behind It’s time we stop Hey, what’s that sound? Everybody look, what’s going down? What a field day for the heat A thousand people in the street Singing songs and carrying signs Mostly saying, “Hooray for our side” It’s time we stop Hey, what’s that sound? Everybody look, what’s going down? Paranoia strikes deep Into your life it will creep It starts when you’re always afraid Step out of line, the men come and take you away We better stop Hey, what’s that sound? Everybody look, what’s 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:** [May 9, 2014, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4560 "2014-05-09T18:42:19Z")
Who said it’s my year was it you there - Can’t go wrong I see a new way you’ll be in my play - Sing my song Where is the reason I keep teasing - If I knew To see the new year not being blue here - Evermore You know it’s alright, somethin’s happening Hold tight, it might be lightning Turn up the lights, somethin’s moving Can’t sleep at night, my heart keeps missing a beat Well, I know it’s my year ain’t got no fear - Hold me down Take it easy if not for me - Sing my song yeah Where is the reason I keep teasing - If I knew To see the new year not being blue here - Evermore You know it’s alright, somethin’s happening Hold tight, it might be lightning Turn up the lights, I feel like dancing Can’t sleep at night, my heart keeps missing a beat **– “Baby (Something’s Happening)”, Peter Frampton** (1974) > [@John\_DiFool](#): > > **Buffalo Springfield, “Stop Hey What’s That Sound”** (which also got played on the Muppet Show): Nitpick: For what it’s worth, the official song title is “For What It’s Worth” 🆒 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502.md?page=227) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502.md?page=229)