# \[GAME\] 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:** 279
**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:** [October 3, 2014, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5561 "2014-10-03T00:09:41Z")
But a world without end Where no soul can descend There will be no summertime ---
**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:** [October 3, 2014, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5562 "2014-10-03T03:11:56Z")
And a world without heroes Is like a never ending race Is like a time without a place A pointless thing devoid of grace Where you don’t know what you’re after Or if something’s after you And you don’t know why you don’t know In a world without heroes ---
**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:** [October 3, 2014, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5563 "2014-10-03T04:13:28Z")
We’ll build a world of our own that no one else can share. All our sorrows we’ll leave far behind us there. And I know you will find there’ll be peace of mind when we live in a world of our own. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2014, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5564 "2014-10-03T11:26:26Z")
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll ---
**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:** [October 3, 2014, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5565 "2014-10-03T13:37:16Z")
Call me a relic, call me what you will Say I’m old-fashioned, say I’m over the hill Today’s music ain’t got the same soul I like that old time rock ‘n’ roll ---
**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:** [October 3, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5566 "2014-10-03T15:36:26Z")
People said we couldn’t play The called us foul-mothed yobs But the only notes that really count Are the ones that come in wads They all drowned when the air turned blue 'Cos we didn’t give a toss Filthy lucre, ain’t nothing new But we all get cash from the chaos The time is right to do it now The greatest rock ‘n’ roll swindle The time is right to do it now ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5567 "2014-10-03T20:56:29Z")
Dancin’ in the streets of Hyannis We were getting pretty good at the game People stood in line and didn’t seem to mind You know everybody knew our name Livin’ on rock-n-roll music Never worry 'bout the things we were missing When we got up on the stage and got ready to play Everybody’d listen. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2014, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5568 "2014-10-04T01:07:31Z")
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 out for 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:** [October 4, 2014, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5569 "2014-10-04T01:13:02Z")
D’ya wanna know what’s wrong with the world? Everywhere there’s people with no flowers in their hair ---
**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:** [October 5, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5570 "2014-10-05T20:15:04Z")
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 ---
**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:** [October 5, 2014, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5571 "2014-10-05T21:32:58Z")
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:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5572 "2014-10-06T00:49:26Z")
From the South Bay to the Valley From the West Side to the East Side Everybody’s very happy 'Cause the sun is shining all the time Looks like another perfect day I love L.A. (We love it) I love L.A. (We love it) ---
**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:** [October 6, 2014, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5573 "2014-10-06T00:58:56Z")
I wonder why we waste our lives here When we could run away to paradise But I am held in some invisible vice And I can’t get away To live and die in LA ---
**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:** [October 6, 2014, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5574 "2014-10-06T01:45:04Z")
Black California Crush the innocent mind Girl I ought to warn you My reputation’s unkind But you knew that anyway Black California Black California Change your lives at the Speed Of Light Show them fear and they’ll show you the knife ---
**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:** [October 7, 2014, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5575 "2014-10-07T03:16:26Z")
All the gold in California is in a bank in the middle of Beverly Hills In somebody else’s name, so if you’re dreaming about California It don’t matter at all where you’ve played before California’s a brand new game ---
**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:** [October 7, 2014, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5576 "2014-10-07T03:21:59Z")
Psychic spies from China Try to steal your mind’s elation Little girls from Sweden Dream of silver screen quotations And if you want these kind of dreams It’s Californication ---
**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:** [October 7, 2014, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5577 "2014-10-07T04:01:10Z")
I’m a spy in the house of love I know the dream that you’re dreamin’ of I know the word that you long to hear I know your deepest, secret fear ---
**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:** [October 7, 2014, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5578 "2014-10-07T12:38:08Z")
And in the daylight A blackbird makes a violent sight And when she is done She sleeps beside the wild Yes, If I know the truth about you…She-cat… ---
**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:** [October 7, 2014, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5579 "2014-10-07T13:51:35Z")
To look at the single man I’ve got on me a special radar, And the fire department’s hot line in case I get in trouble later Not looking for cute little divas or rich city guys that just want to enjoy I’m having a very good time and behave very bad in the arms of a boy There’s a she wolf in the closet, Open up and set it free [wolf sound] There’s a she wolf in the closet, Let it out so it can breathe [inhales, exhales] ---
**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:** [October 7, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5580 "2014-10-07T18:57:54Z")
But I’m not below Anybody I know If there’s a chance of resurrecting our love I’m not above going back to the start To find out where the heartache began Some people hope for a miracle cure Some people just accept the world as it is But I’m not willing to lay down and die Because I am an innocent man [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502.md?page=278) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502.md?page=280)