# \[GAME\] 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:** 281
**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 9, 2014, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5601 "2014-10-09T12:19:11Z")
[Hmm BOTH threads mention the name Mary…? I only read this after I put Let It Be into the other one…] The mermaid grace, the forever call Beauty in spyglass on an old man’s porch The mermaids you turn loose brought back your tears At the end of the river the sundown beams All the relics of a life long lived Here, weary traveler rest your wand Sleep the journey from your eyes ---
**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 10, 2014, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5602 "2014-10-10T14:19:32Z")
I am a mermaid With golden hair… ( I’ve never seen one like you! ) Not all us mermaids Have silver tails – I have no tail at all! (Well, I’ve never, Seen any mermaids With knobbly knees! I’d say this tale Was a touch too tall, Maybe a touch too tall…) ---
**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 10, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5603 "2014-10-10T16:33:54Z")
They’ve got no horns and they’ve got no tail They don’t even know of our existence Am I wrong to believe in a city of gold That lies in the deep distance? He cried, and wept ---
**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 10, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5604 "2014-10-10T16:47:33Z")
Well I saw the thing comin’ out of the sky It had the one long horn, one big eye I commenced to shakin’ and I said “ooh-eee” It looks like a purple eater 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:** [October 10, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5605 "2014-10-10T16:59:05Z")
Woah! The Witch Doctor had a guitar in his hand. They were boppin’ and a-rockin’, With a big ol’ band. Well the Purple was a blowin’, Like a People Eater should. The Witch Doctor picked, Like a Johnny B. Goode. ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5606 "2014-10-10T18:02:04Z")
Well, I gotta hear an oldie like “Johnny B. Goode”, yeah You know it gets me in the mood, yeah I knew it would This here radio’s got to make it right, yeah Anybody wanna rock tonight? Turn up the music Rock ‘n’ roll radio I said to turn up the music, yow, huh ---
**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 10, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5607 "2014-10-10T18:05:10Z")
Day in, day out, all week long Things go better with rock The only time I turn it down Is when I’m sleepin’ it off Turn up the radio I need the music, gimme some more Turn up the radio I wanna feel it, got to gimme some more ---
**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 10, 2014, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5608 "2014-10-10T21:03:32Z")
Soul gets squeezed out Edges get blurred Demographic Gives what you want One of the wonders of the world is going down It’s going down I know It’s one of the blunders of the world that no-one cares No-one cares enough ---
**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 11, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5609 "2014-10-11T22:58:11Z")
If lust and hate is the candy, If blood and love taste so sweet, Then we give 'em what they want. Hey, hey, give 'em what they want. So their eyes are growing hazy, 'Cos they wanna turn it on, So their minds are soft and lazy, Well, hey, give 'em what they want. ---
**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 11, 2014, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5610 "2014-10-11T23:42:46Z")
Six of one a half a dozen Black guitars and plastic blues Hide behind a wall of nothing Nothing said and nothing new Four chords that made a million You belong there on the cover You are the emperor in new clothes A man who thinks he owns the future Will sell your vacuum with his prose Four chords that made a million ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5611 "2014-10-11T23:58:33Z")
You can go And run your vacuum during my favorite show And I’ll let you call up folks in Europe you don’t even know Anything you want, babe, if it makes you happy But I’m begging you down on my bended knees Oh, honey, please don’t wear those shoes ---
**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 12, 2014, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5612 "2014-10-12T00:09:00Z")
Hey, I put some new shoes on, And suddenly everything is right, I said, hey, I put some new shoes on and everybody’s smiling, It’s so inviting, Oh, short on money, But long on time, Slowly strolling in the sweet sunshine, And I’m running late, And I don’t need an excuse, 'Cause I’m wearing my brand new shoes. ---
**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 12, 2014, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5613 "2014-10-12T01:25:04Z")
Desperation in the singles bars An’ all those jerkoffs in their fancy cars You can’t believe your reviews Oh no, you can’t do that Once you started wearin’ those shoes ---
**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 12, 2014, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5614 "2014-10-12T01:44:11Z")
Well, hand me down my rocking shoes Hand me down my rocking shoes Baby, hand me down my rocking shoes We’ll rock to the rhythm and blues All my sins are taken away ---
**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 12, 2014, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5615 "2014-10-12T03:02:07Z")
I wanna jump, but I’m afraid I’ll fall I wanna holler, but the joint’s too small Young man rhythm’s got a hold of me, too I got the rockin’ pneumonia and the boogie woogie flu Want some lovin’ babe and that ain’t all I wanna kiss her, but she’s way too tall Young man rhythm’s got a hold of me, too I got the rockin’ pneumonia and the boogie woogie flu ---
**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:** [October 12, 2014, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5616 "2014-10-12T03:57:55Z")
Now you’ve listened to my story Here’s the point that I have made Chicks were born to give you fever Be it Fahrenheit or Centigrade They give you fever When you kiss them Fever if you live and learn Fever! till you sizzle What a lovely way to burn ---
**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 12, 2014, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5617 "2014-10-12T04:09:43Z")
I’m burnin’ through the sky yeah Two hundred degrees That’s why they call me Mister Fahrenheit I’m trav’ling at the speed of light I wanna make a supersonic woman of you Don’t stop me now I’m having such a good time I’m having a ball Don’t stop me now If you wanna have a good time Just give me a call ---
**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 12, 2014, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5618 "2014-10-12T12:04:41Z")
There’s been a place built for you Sit by the fire, tell me truth Don’t blind my eyes, turn them blue And then I’ll dry my face on you One hundred degrees One hundred degrees ---
**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 12, 2014, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5619 "2014-10-12T13:14:10Z")
Looking for a way to leave the world today But the world is gonna leave itself anyway While I’m here I wanna walk with you, hold your hand In the sun, in the sun, in the sun Turquoise eyes, the color I need to get clean The forest burns, and with it something inside 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:** [October 12, 2014, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502/5620 "2014-10-12T21:20:37Z")
There’s thorns on the cactus tree There’s thorns on the rose There’s thorns in the heart of me That nobody knows They tear at the flesh until The tears start to rise They form in my heart But they fall from Anastasia’s eyes [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502.md?page=280) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502.md?page=282)