# \[GAME\] 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:** 240
**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 14, 2014, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4781 "2014-06-14T13:22:01Z")
She’s only a bird in a gilded cage, A beautiful sight to see, You may think she’s happy and free from care, She’s not, though she seems to be, ---
**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 14, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4782 "2014-06-14T14:02:55Z")
When I was just a baby, my mama told me son Always be a good boy, don’t ever play with guns But I shot a man in Reno, Lord just to watch him die Now I’m in the Folsom Prison, I’m starin at the sky ---
**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 14, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4783 "2014-06-14T14:35:08Z")
Shot through the heart and you’re to blame You give love a bad name (bad name) I play my part and you play your game You give love a bad name (bad name) ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4784 "2014-06-14T15:46:27Z")
Shots shots shots shots shots shots Shots shots shots shots shots Shots shots shots shots shots Everybody! Shots shots shots shots shots shots Shots shots shots shots shots Shots shots shots shots shots Everybody! If you ain’t getting drunk get the fuck out the club If you ain’t takin’ shots get the fuck out the club ---
**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 14, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4785 "2014-06-14T16:25:41Z")
Pissing the night away Pissing the night away He drinks a whiskey drink He drinks a vodka drink He drinks a lager drink He drinks a cider drink He sings the songs that remind him Of the good times He sings the songs that remind him Of the better times ---
**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 14, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4786 "2014-06-14T16:33:47Z")
Piano man he makes his stand In the auditorium Looking on she sings the songs The words she knows, the tune she hums But oh how it feels so real Lying here with no one near Only you and you can hear me When I say softly, slowly Hold me closer tiny dancer Count the headlights on the highway Lay me down in sheets of linen You had a busy day today ---
**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 14, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4787 "2014-06-14T17:50:42Z")
So I’m heading out to the highway I got nothing to lose at all I’m gonna do it my way Take a chance before I fall A chance before I fall ---
**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 15, 2014, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4788 "2014-06-15T03:13:44Z")
She hates her life, she hates her skin, she even hates all her friends Tries to hold on to all the reputations she can’t mend And there’s some chance we could fail But the last time someone was always there for bail When will we fall When will we fall down Jump back, got to get out of here Been too long this time Jump back, got to get out of here When will, when will we fall down **–Toad the Wet Sprocket, "Fall Down"** Just saw them play this exact song tonight, by the by… ---
**Author:** ![DChord568](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@DChord568](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DChord568)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4789 "2014-06-16T13:05:10Z")
(Great Toad the Wet Sprocket song!!) I see a woman in the night With a baby in her hand Under an old street light Near a garbage can Now she puts the kid away, and she’s gone to get a hit She hates her life, and what she’s done to it There’s one more kid that will never go to school Never get to fall in love, never get to be cool. Keep on rockin’ in the free world **"Keep on Rockin’ in the Free World" – Neil Young** ---
**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 16, 2014, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4790 "2014-06-16T13:16:00Z")
They told me you missed school today So I suggest you just throw them all away the handbags and the gladrags that your poor old Granddad had to sweat to buy ya ---
**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 16, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4791 "2014-06-16T14:03:15Z")
What did you learn in school today, Dear little boy of mine? What did you learn in school today, Dear little boy of mine? I learned that policemen are my friends. I learned that justice never ends. I learned that murderers die for their crimes. Even if we make a mistake sometimes. That’s what I learned in school today. That’s what I learned in school ---
**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 16, 2014, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4792 "2014-06-16T18:20:40Z")
Well we got no choice All the girls and boys Makin’ all that noise 'Cause they found new toys Well we can’t salute ya, can’t find a flag If that don’t suit ya, that’s a drag School’s out for summer School’s out forever School’s been blown to pieces No more pencils, no more books No more teacher’s dirty looks ---
**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 16, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4793 "2014-06-16T18:45:43Z")
Left school with a first class pass, Started work but as second class. School taught one and one is two. But right now, that answer just ain’t true. ---
**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 16, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4794 "2014-06-16T21:59:09Z")
He’ll take you up, he’ll bring you down, He’ll plant your feet back firmly on the ground. He flies so high, he swoops so low, He knows exactly which way he’s gonna go. Timothy Leary. Timothy Leary. ---
**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 16, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4795 "2014-06-16T22:56:44Z")
What happened to the girl I used to know? You let your mind out somewhere down the road Don’t bring me down No, no, no, no, no, ooh-ooh-hoo! I’ll tell you once more before I get off the floor Don’t bring me down ---
**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 16, 2014, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4796 "2014-06-16T23:05:09Z")
Feeling’s gettin stronger Music’s gettin longer too Music is flashin me I want to take you higher Baby baby baby light my fire Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka ---
**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 17, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4797 "2014-06-17T14:12:21Z")
I’ve been alive forever And I wrote the very first song I put the words and the melodies together I am music And I write the songs I write the songs that make the whole world sing I write the songs of love and special things I write the songs that make the young girls cry I write the songs, I write the songs My home lies deep within you And I’ve got my own place in your soul Now when I look out through your eyes I’m young again, even tho’ I’m very old ---
**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 17, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4798 "2014-06-17T14:24:59Z")
I’m nothing special, in fact I’m a bit of a bore If I tell a joke, you’ve probably heard it before But I have a talent, a wonderful thing 'Cause everyone listens when I start to sing I’m so grateful and proud All I want is to sing it out loud So I say thank you for the music, the songs I’m singing Thanks for all the joy they’re bringing Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty What would life be without a song or a dance, what are we? So I say thank you for the music, for giving it to 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:** [June 17, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4799 "2014-06-17T16:27:01Z")
But music was his life, it was not his livelihood, and it made him feel so happy and it made him feel so good. And he sang from his heart and he sang from his soul. He did not know how well he sang; It just made him whole. ---
**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 17, 2014, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/4800 "2014-06-17T16:51:58Z")
It’s a pretty good crowd for a Saturday And the manager gives me a smile 'Cause he knows that it’s me they’ve been coming to see To forget about life for a while And the piano sounds like a carnival And the microphone smells like a beer And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar And say “Man what are you doing here?” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502.md?page=239) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502.md?page=241)