# \[GAME\] 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:** 233
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4641 "2014-05-31T15:03:02Z")
I ride east every other Friday but if I had it my way Days would not be wasted on this drive And I want so bad to hold you Son, there’s things I haven’t told you Your mom and me just couldn’t get along So I’ll drive And I think about my life And wonder why I’ll slowly die inside Everytime I turn that truck around, right at the Georgia line and I count the days and the miles back home to you on that Highway 20 ride A day might come and you’ll realize that if you could see through my eyes There was no other way to work it out And a part of you might hate me But son please don’t mistake me For a man that didn’t care at all So I drive And I think about my life And wonder why I’ll slowly die inside Everytime I turn that truck around, right at the Georgia line and I count the days and the miles back home to you on that Highway 20 ride So when you drive And the years go flying by I hope you smile If I ever cross your mind It was a pleasure of my life And I cherished every time And my whole world It begins and ends with you On that Highway 20 ride… –Zac Brown Band, _ **Highway 20 Ride** _ ---
**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 31, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4642 "2014-05-31T17:56:05Z")
Who’s gonna tell you when it’s too late? Who’s gonna tell you things aren’t so great? You can’t go on, thinking nothing’s wrong Who’s gonna drive you home tonight? Who’s gonna pick you up when you fall? Who’s gonna hang it up when you call? Who’s gonna pay attention to your dreams? Who’s gonna plug their ears when you scream? You can’t go on, thinking nothing’s wrong Who’s gonna drive you home tonight? Who’s gonna hold you down when you shake? Who’s gonna come around when you break? You can’t go on, thinking nothing’s wrong Who’s gonna drive you home tonight? You can’t go on, thinking nothing’s wrong Who’s gonna drive you home tonight? **– “Drive”, The Cars** (1984) ---
**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:** [June 1, 2014, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4643 "2014-06-01T04:03:19Z")
Come on baby let’s get out of this town I got a full tank of gas with the top rolled down There’s a chill in my bones I don’t want to be left alone So baby you can sleep while I drive I’ll pack my bag and load up my guitar In my pocket I’ll carry my harp I got some money I saved Enough to get underway And baby you can sleep while I drive We’ll go thorough Tucson up to Santa Fe And Barbara in Nashville says we’re welcome to stay I’ll buy you glasses in Texas a hat from New Orleans And in the morning you can tell me your dreams You know I’ve seen it before This mist that covers your eyes You’ve been looking for something That’s not in your life My intentions are true Won’t you take me with you And baby you can sleep while I drive **- “You Can Sleep While I Drive”, Melissa Etheridge** ---
**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:** [June 1, 2014, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4644 "2014-06-01T04:34:15Z")
Let me sleep on it Baby, baby let me sleep on it Let me sleep on it And I’ll give you an answer in the morning Let me sleep on it Baby, baby let me sleep on it Let me sleep on it And I’ll give you an answer in the morning Let me sleep on it Baby, baby let me sleep on it Let me sleep on it And I’ll give you an answer in the morning I gotta know right now Do you love me, will you love me forever? Do you need me, will you never leave me? Will you make me so happy for the rest of my life? Will you take me away, and will you make me your wife? I gotta know right now Before we go any further, do you love me? And will you love me forever? Let me sleep on it… Will you love me forever? Let me sleep on it… Will you love me forever? I couldn’t take it any longer, Lord I was crazed And when the feeling came upon me like a tidal wave I started swearing to my God and on my mother’s grave That I would love you to the end of time I swore I would love you to the end of time So now I’m praying for the end of time To hurry up and arrive 'Cause if I gotta spend another minute with you I don’t think that I can really survive I’ll never break my promise or forget my vow But God only knows what I can do right now I’m praying for the end of time, there’s nothing I can do (ooh, ooh) Praying for the end of time, So I can end my time with you! **– “Paradise by the Dashboard Light”, Meat Loaf** (1977) ---
**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:** [June 1, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4645 "2014-06-01T14:30:02Z")
Smack, crack, bushwhacked Tie another one to your racks, baby Hey kids, rock and roll Nobody tells you where to go, baby What if I ride, what if you walk? What if you rock around the clock? Tick-tock, tick-tock What if you did, what if you walk? What if you tried to get off, baby? Hey, kids, where are you? Nobody tells you what to do, baby Hey kids, shake a leg Maybe you’re crazy in the head, baby Maybe you did, maybe you walked Maybe you rocked around the clock Tick-tock, tick-tock Maybe I ride, maybe you walk Maybe I drive to get off, baby Hey kids, shake a leg Maybe you’re crazy in the head, baby Ollie, ollie, ollie ollie ollie Ollie ollie in come free, baby Hey, kids, where are you? Nobody tells you what to do, baby **– R.E.M., "Drive"** ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2014, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4646 "2014-06-01T15:02:02Z")
Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes made of ticky tacky Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes all the same. There’s a green one and a pink one And a blue one and a yellow one, And they’re all made out of ticky tacky And they all look just the same. And the people in the houses All went to the university, Where they were put in boxes And they came out all the same, And there’s doctors and lawyers, And business executives, And they’re all made out of ticky tacky And they all look just the same. And they all play on the golf course And drink their martinis dry, And they all have pretty children And the children go to school, And the children go to summer camp And then to the university, Where they are put in boxes And they come out all the same. And the boys go into business And marry and raise a family In boxes made of ticky tacky And they all look just the same. There’s a green one and a pink one And a blue one and a yellow one, And they’re all made out of ticky tacky And they all look just the same. –Malvina Reynolds, _ **Little Boxes** _ ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4647 "2014-06-01T17:11:17Z")
…my little box at the top of the stairs with my Indian rug, and a pipe to share. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4648 "2014-06-01T19:46:37Z")
We all see black and white When it comes to someone else’s fight No one ever gets involved Apathy can never solve FORCED OUT - Brave and mighty STOLEN LAND - They can’t fight it HOLD ON - To pride and tradition Even though they know how much their lives are really missin’ We’re dissin’ them, on reservations A hopeless situation Respect is something that you earn Our Indian brother’s getting burned Original American Turned into second class citizen FORCED OUT - Brave and mighty STOLEN LAND - They can’t fight it HOLD ON - To pride and tradition Even though they know how much their lives are really missin’ We’re dissin’ them, on reservations A hopeless situation Cry for the Indians Die for the Indians Cry for the Indians Cry, cry, cry for the Indians **– “Indians”, Anthrax** (1987) ---
**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:** [June 1, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4649 "2014-06-01T20:05:25Z")
They took the whole Cherokee nation Put us on this reservation Took away our ways of life The tomahawk and the bow and knife Took away our native tongue And taught their English to our young And all the beads we made by hand Are nowadays made in Japan Cherokee people, Cherokee tribe So proud to live, so proud to die They took the whole Indian nation Locked us on this reservation Though I wear a shirt and tie I’m still part redman deep inside Cherokee people, Cherokee tribe So proud to live, so proud to die But maybe someday when they learn Cherokee nation will return, will return, will return, will return, will return **- “Indian Reservation”, Paul Revere & the Raiders (1971)** ---
**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:** [June 1, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4650 "2014-06-01T22:05:15Z")
Let’s put our heads together and start a new country up Our father’s father’s father tried, erased the parts he didn’t like Let’s try to fill it in, bank the quarry river, swim We knee-skinned it you and me, we knee-skinned that river red This is where we walked This is where we swam Take a picture here Take a souvenir This land is the land of ours, this river runs red over it We knee-skinned it you and me, we knee-skinned that river red And we gathered up our friends, bank the quarry river, swim We knee-skinned it you and me, underneath the river bed This is where we walked This is where we swam Take a picture here Take a souvenir Cuyahoga Cuyahoga, gone Let’s put our heads together and start a new country up Up underneath the river bed we’ll burn the river down **– R.E.M., "Cuyahoga"** ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2014, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4651 "2014-06-01T22:55:03Z")
I walked across an empty land I knew the pathway like the back of my hand I felt the earth beneath my feet Sat by the river and it made me complete Oh simple thing where have you gone? I’m getting old and I need something to rely on So tell me when you’re gonna let me in I’m getting tired and I need somewhere to begin I came across a fallen tree I felt the branches of it looking at me Is this the place we used to love? Is this the place that I’ve been dreaming of? Oh simple thing where have you gone? I’m getting old and I need something to rely on So tell me when you’re gonna let me in I’m getting tired and I need somewhere to begin And if you have a minute why don’t we go Talk about it somewhere only we know? This could be the end of everything So why don’t we go Somewhere only we know? Somewhere only we know? –Keane, **Somewhere Only We Know** [Live Acoustic Version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bndf5HBylj8) ---
**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:** [June 2, 2014, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4652 "2014-06-02T01:01:38Z")
I feel the earth move under my feet I feel the sky tumbling down, tumbling down I feel my heart start to trembling Whenever you’re around Ooh, baby, when I see your face Mellow as the month of May Oh, darling, I can’t stand it When you look at me that way I feel the earth move under my feet I feel the sky tumbling down, tumbling down I feel my heart start to trembling Whenever you’re around Oh, darling, when you’re near me And you tenderly call my name I know that my emotions Are something I just can’t tame I’ve just got to have you, baby **– “I Feel the Earth Move”, Carole King** (1971) ---
**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:** [June 2, 2014, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4653 "2014-06-02T12:40:28Z")
What’s your name What’s your nation Sense of order Sense of speed Earth that you walk upon Shakes his hand Turns away Turns his back and walks away Earth that you walk upon Earth that you walk upon What’s your name What’s your nation Sense of order Sense of speed Earth that you walk upon Passing on and on Earth that you walk upon Screaming edge of light Shines so shines so hard Earth that you walk upon Turning on **– Simple Minds, "This Earth That You Walk Upon"** ---
**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:** [June 2, 2014, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4654 "2014-06-02T13:41:36Z")
The name game! Shirley! Shirley, Shirley bo Birley Bonana fanna fo Firley Fee fy mo Mirley, Shirley! Lincoln! Lincoln, Lincoln bo Bincoln Bonana fanna fo Fincoln Fee fy mo Mincoln, Lincoln! Come on everybody! I say now let’s play a game I betcha I can make a rhyme out of anybody’s name The first letter of the name, I treat it like it wasn’t there But a B or an F or an M will appear And then I say bo add a B then I say the name and Bonana fanna and a fo And then I say the name again with an F very plain and a fee fy and a mo And then I say the name again with an M this time and there isn’t any name that I can’t rhyme Arnold! Arnold, Arnold bo Barnold Bonana fanna fo Farnold Fee fy mo Marnold Arnold! ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4655 "2014-06-02T14:02:14Z")
And Aubrey was her name A not so very ordinary girl or name But who’s to blame? For a love that wouldn’t bloom For the hearts that never played in tune Like a lovely melody that everyone can sing Take away the words that rhyme, it doesn’t mean a thing And Aubrey was her name We tripped the light and danced together to the moon But where was June? No, it never came around If it did it never made a sound Maybe I was absent or was listening too fast Catching all the words but then the meaning going past But God I miss the girl And I’d go a thousand times around the world just to be Closer to her than to me And Aubrey was her name I never knew her but I loved her just the same I loved her name Wish that I had found the way And the reasons that would make her stay I have learned to lead a life apart from all the rest If I can’t have the one I want, I’ll do without the best But how I miss the girl And I’d go a million times around the world just to say She had been mine for a day –Bread, _ **Aubry** _ ---
**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:** [June 2, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4656 "2014-06-02T15:28:42Z")
Ahem… excuse me! Can I have the attention of the class for one second? Hi kids! Do you like violence? (Yeah yeah yeah!) Wanna see me stick Nine Inch Nails through each one of my eyelids? (Uh-huh!) Wanna copy me and do exactly like I did? (Yeah yeah!) Try 'cid and get fucked up worse that my life is? (Huh?) My brain’s dead weight, I’m trying to get my head straight But I can’t figure out which Spice Girl I want to impregnate (Ummmm…) And Dr. Dre said, “Slim Shady you a basehead!” Uh-uhhh! “So why’s your face red? Man you wasted!” Well since age twelve, I’ve felt like I’m someone else Cause I hung my original self from the top bunk with a belt Got pissed off and ripped Pamela Lee’s tits off And smacked her so hard I knocked her clothes backwards like Kris Kross I smoke a fat pound of grass and fall on my ass Faster than a fat bitch who sat down too fast C’mere slut! (Shady, wait a minute, that’s my girl dog!) I don’t give a fuck, God sent me to piss the world off! Hi! My name is… (what?) My name is… (who?) My name is… Slim Shady Hi! My name is… (huh?) My name is… (what?) My name is… Slim Shady My English teacher wanted to have sex in Junior High The only problem was, my English teacher was a guy I smacked him in his face with an eraser, chased him with a stapler And stapled his nuts to a stack of papers (Owwwwwwww!) Walked in the strip club, had my jacket zipped up Flashed the bartender, then stuck my dick in her tip cup Extraterrestrials killin’ pedestrians Raping lesbians while they screaming at me: “LET’S JUST BE FRIENDS!” Ninety-nine percent of my life I was lied to I just found out my mom does more dope than I do (Damn!) I told her I’d grow up to be a famous rapper Make a record about doing drugs and name it after her (Oh thank you!) You know you blew up when the women rush your stands And try to touch your hands like some screaming Usher fans (Aaahhhhhh!) This guy at White Castle asked for my autograph (Dude, can I get your autograph?) So I signed it: ‘Dear Dave, thanks for the support, ASSHOLE!’ Hi! My name is… (what?) My name is… (who?) My name is… Slim Shady Hi! My name is… (huh?) My name is… (what?) My name is… Slim Shady **– “My Name Is”, Eminem** (1999) ---
**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:** [June 2, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4657 "2014-06-02T18:03:35Z")
At home Drawing pictures Of mountain tops With him on top Lemon yellow sun Arms raised in a V Dead lay in pools of maroon below Daddy didn’t give attention Oh, to the fact that mommy didn’t care King Jeremy the wicked Oh, ruled his world Jeremy spoke in class today Jeremy spoke in class today Clearly I remember Pickin’ on the boy Seemed a harmless little fuck But we unleashed a lion Gnashed his teeth And bit the recess lady’s breast How could I forget He hit me with a surprise left My jaw left hurting Dropped wide open Just like the day Like the day I heard Daddy didn’t give affection And the boy was something mommy wouldn’t wear King Jeremy the wicked Ruled his world Jeremy spoke in class today Jeremy spoke in class today Jeremy spoke in class today Try to forget this, Try to erase this, From the blackboard Jeremy spoke in class today **– Pearl Jam, "Jeremy"** ---
**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:** [June 2, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4658 "2014-06-02T19:18:38Z")
They’ve given me a mission I don’t really know the game I’m bent on submission Religion is to blame I’m the new messiah Death Angel with a gun Dangerous in my silence Deadly to my cause Speak to me the pain you feel Speak the word The word is all of us I’ve given my life to become what I am To preach the new beginning To make you understand To reach some point of order Utopia in mind, you’ve got to learn To sacrifice, to leave what’s now behind Speak to me the pain you feel Speak the word The word is all of us Speak the word The word is all of us Seven years of power The corporation claw The rich control the government, the media the law To make some kind of difference Then everyone must know Eradicate the fascists, revolution will grow **– “Speak”, Queensrÿche** (1988) ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2014, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4659 "2014-06-02T22:01:10Z")
This is Ground Control to Major Tom You’ve really made the grade And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear Now it’s time to leave the capsule if you dare This is Major Tom to Ground Control I’m stepping through the door And I’m floating in a most peculiar way And the stars look very different today For here Am I sitting in a tin can Far above the world Planet Earth is blue And there’s nothing I can do Though I’m past one hundred thousand miles I’m feeling very still And I think my spaceship knows which way to go Tell my wife I love her very much she knows Ground Control to Major Tom Your circuit’s dead, there’s something wrong Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you… Here am I floating round my tin can Far above the Moon Planet Earth is blue And there’s nothing I can do. –David Bowie, **Space Oddity** ---
**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:** [June 3, 2014, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4660 "2014-06-03T00:30:22Z")
Take the children and yourself And hide out in the cellar By now the fighting will be close at hand Don’t believe the church and state And everything they tell you Believe in me, I’m with the high command Can you hear me, can you hear me running? Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you? Can you hear me, can you hear me running? Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you? There’s a gun and ammunition Just inside the doorway Use it only in emergency Better you should pray to God The Father and the Spirit Will guide you and protect from up here Can you hear me, can you hear me running? Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you? Can you hear me, can you hear me running? Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you? Swear allegiance to the flag Whatever flag they offer Never hint at what you really feel Teach the children quietly For some day sons and daughters Will rise up and fight while we stood still Can you hear me, can you hear me running? Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you? Can you hear me, can you hear me running? Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you? **– “Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)”, Mike + the Mechanics** (1985) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502.md?page=232) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502.md?page=234)