# \[GAME\] 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:** 272
**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:** [September 15, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5421 "2014-09-15T19:29:03Z")
Bring me my bow of burning gold Bring me my arrows of desire Bring me my spear, O clouds unfold Bring me my chariot of fire I will not cease from mental fight Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand 'Til we have built Jerusalem in England’s green and pleasant land ---
**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:** [September 15, 2014, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5422 "2014-09-15T20:54:14Z")
Last night I lay a-sleeping There came a dream so fair, I stood in old Jerusalem Beside the temple there. I heard the children singing, And ever as they sang, Me thought the voice of angels From heaven in answer rang Me thought the voice of angels From heaven in answer rang. Jerusalem! Jerusalem! Lift up your gates and sing, Hosanna in the highest! Hosanna to your King! ---
**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:** [September 15, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5423 "2014-09-15T21:13:59Z")
Sing me your song, but not for me alone. Sing out for yourselves for you are blessed. There is not one of you who cannot win the kingdom. The slow, the suffering, the quick, the dead. Hosanna Heysanna Sanna Sanna Ho Sanna Hey Sanna Ho Sanna Hey J C, J C will you die for me? Sanna Ho Sanna Hey Superstar ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5424 "2014-09-15T21:32:01Z")
Sing, sing a song Sing out loud, sing out strong Sing of good things not bad Sing of happy not sad Sing, sing a song Make it simple to last your whole life long Don’t worry that it’s not good enough For anyone else to hear Just sing, sing a song ---
**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:** [September 15, 2014, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5425 "2014-09-15T21:39:06Z")
So play, play for me a sad melody So sad that it makes everybody cry A real hurtin’ song about a love that’s gone wrong 'Cause I don’t wanna cry all alone So hey, won’t you play another Somebody done somebody wrong song And make me feel at home While I miss my baby, while I miss my baby ---
**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:** [September 15, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5426 "2014-09-15T22:39:32Z")
Won’t you play a simple melody Like my mother sang to me? One with good old fashioned harmony? I just want to sing along. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5427 "2014-09-15T23:59:29Z")
Just an old-fashioned love song One I’m sure they wrote for you and me Just an old-fashioned love song Comin’ down in three-part harmony ---
**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:** [September 16, 2014, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5428 "2014-09-16T00:11:15Z")
I’m old fashioned I love the moonlight I love the old fashioned things The sound of rain Upon a window pane The starry song that April sings ---
**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:** [September 16, 2014, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5429 "2014-09-16T00:19:54Z")
After the rain Though you can’t see it now The sun never sets It always knows What you sometimes forget The sun will shine again After the rain Fall, fall Fall, fall Fall, fall ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5430 "2014-09-16T01:46:44Z")
I remember to this day The bright red Georgia clay And how it stuck to the tires After the summer rain Will power made that old car go A woman’s mind told me that so Oh how I wish We were back on the road again ---
**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:** [September 16, 2014, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5431 "2014-09-16T01:56:20Z")
Well I’m running down the road trying to loosen my load, got a world of trouble on my mind lookin’ for a lover who won’t blow my cover, she’s so hard to find Take it easy, take it easy don’t let the sound of your own wheels make you crazy ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5432 "2014-09-16T02:46:45Z")
Yeah, I’m crazy Crazy for feelin’ so blue ---
**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:** [September 16, 2014, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5433 "2014-09-16T03:51:11Z")
Crazy, but that’s how it goes Millions of people living as foes Maybe it’s not too late To learn how to love, and forget how to hate ---
**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:** [September 16, 2014, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5434 "2014-09-16T12:30:06Z")
Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun. Shine on you crazy diamond. Now there’s a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky. Shine on you crazy diamond. You were caught on the crossfire of childhood and stardom, Blown on the steel breeze. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5435 "2014-09-16T16:24:32Z")
I was born in a crossfire hurricane And I howled at my ma in the driving rain But it’s all right now, in fact it’s a gas But it’s all right I’m Jumpin’ Jack Flash, it’s a gas, gas, gas ---
**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:** [September 16, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5436 "2014-09-16T16:55:51Z")
Tooth for tooth, eye for an eye Sell your soul just to bop on by Beggin’ for a dollar, stealin’ a dime Come on can’t you see that I’m Stranded, caught in the crossfire ---
**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:** [September 16, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5437 "2014-09-16T18:34:15Z")
I’m not the only soul who’s accused of hit and run Tire tracks all across your back, I can see you had your fun But uh, darlin’, can’t you see my signal’s turned from green to red? And with you, I can see a traffic jam straight up ahead You’re just like (Crosstown traffic) So hard to get through to you (Crosstown traffic) I don’t need to run over you (Crosstown traffic) All you do is slow me down And I got better things on the other side of town ---
**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:** [September 16, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5438 "2014-09-16T19:01:32Z")
Walking on air, shoulder and head above you. Down in the street, black canyons walking through. Hooded sad eyes, fixed on your shuffle shoes. Life is a clue in your crossword. Typewriter turk. Telephone terror takes time to wind down. Push-button finger shakes. City of dreams. Back to your quiet nightmare. Your life is a clue in the crossword. ---
**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:** [September 17, 2014, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5439 "2014-09-17T02:05:29Z")
We’re walking in the air, we’re floating in a moonlit sky The people far below are sleeping as we fly I’m holding very tight, I’m riding in the midnight blue I’m finding I can fly, so high above with you Far across the world, the villages go by like trees The rivers and the hills, the forests and the streams Children gaze open mouth, taken by surprise Nobody down below believes their eyes ---
**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:** [September 17, 2014, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5440 "2014-09-17T13:26:25Z")
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