# Speak to me in succinct song lyrics **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 26, 2014, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666 "2014-06-26T02:54:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 136
**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:** [December 17, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2701 "2014-12-17T02:10:13Z")
I can’t believe the news today Oh, I can’t close my eyes and make it go away How long, how long must we sing this song? How long, how long? ---
**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:** [December 17, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2702 "2014-12-17T14:59:05Z")
They pushed all the buttons and things, on tomorrow’s pages And the sirens do nothing but sing, on tomorrow’s pages And you put on your prettiest face And you wait for the news that we made ---
**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:** [December 18, 2014, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2703 "2014-12-18T02:40:22Z")
When sadness fills my days It’s time to turn away And let tomorrow’s dreams Become reality to me ---
**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:** [December 18, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2704 "2014-12-18T03:05:41Z")
So, let a smile be your umbrella On a rainy, rainy day ---
**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:** [December 18, 2014, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2705 "2014-12-18T03:14:05Z")
Smile, darn ya, smile, Don’t you know this world Is a great world, after all? ---
**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:** [December 18, 2014, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2706 "2014-12-18T14:10:25Z")
Yeah we walked down the aisle for another mile I’d walk a million miles for one of your smiles ---
**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:** [December 18, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2707 "2014-12-18T14:30:46Z")
…and I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more… ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2708 "2014-12-18T17:17:39Z")
I got five more miles to go now Over the hills just around the bend Although my feet are tired I can’t lose my stride I got to get my baby back again ---
**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:** [December 18, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2709 "2014-12-18T19:12:52Z")
Over the hills and far away He swears he will return one day As sure as the river reach the sea Back in his arms is where she’ll be ---
**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:** [December 18, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2710 "2014-12-18T20:22:29Z")
Over the river and through the woods To grandmother’s house we go… ---
**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:** [December 19, 2014, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2711 "2014-12-19T01:01:14Z")
We will go down we will drown drown deeper down The river wild will be our last ride We will go down we will drown drown deeper down The mills grind slow in a riverbed ghost town ---
**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:** [December 19, 2014, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2712 "2014-12-19T05:23:42Z")
This town is coming like a ghost town All the clubs have been closed down This place is coming like a ghost town Bands won’t play no more Too much fighting on the dance floor ---
**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:** [December 20, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2713 "2014-12-20T20:42:02Z")
It’s the eye of the tiger It’s the thrill of the fight Rising up to the challenge of our rival And the last known survivor Stalks his prey in the night And he’s watching us all with the eye of the tiger ---
**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:** [December 21, 2014, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2714 "2014-12-21T04:01:51Z")
He’s the last man alive (searching for the answer) Knowing he won’t survive (to the mystery of life) Relives the past, and dreams of the future (dreaming of the future) And soon he’ll set free (and the sleeper will awake) The spirit of the wind ---
**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:** [December 21, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2715 "2014-12-21T16:26:05Z")
There’s a place from where I just arrived And I escaped the last one alive Yeah, where are you You’re not with me Yeah, where are you I’m free ---
**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:** [December 21, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2716 "2014-12-21T16:33:01Z")
If you love somebody If you love someone, set them free Set them free ---
**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:** [December 21, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2717 "2014-12-21T17:33:20Z")
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose, Nothing don’t mean nothing honey if it ain’t free, now now. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2014, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2718 "2014-12-22T04:06:28Z")
I’m free, I’m free And freedom tastes of reality I’m free, I’m free And I’m waiting for you to follow me ---
**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:** [December 22, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2719 "2014-12-22T15:24:26Z")
See Me Feel Me Touch Me Heal Me ---
**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:** [December 22, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/2720 "2014-12-22T15:37:17Z")
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