# 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:** 161
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3201 "2015-03-01T21:24:38Z")
Don’t you think the time is right for us to find All the things we thought weren’t proper could be right in time And can you see Which way we should turn together or alone I can never see whats right or what is wrong ---
**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:** [March 1, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3202 "2015-03-01T23:59:44Z")
Roxanne, you don’t have to wear that dress tonight Walk the streets for money You don’t care if it’s wrong or if it’s right ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3203 "2015-03-02T00:24:50Z")
Sloopy wears a red dress, yeah, as old as the hills But when Sloopy wears that red dress, You know, it gives me the chills, Sloopy, when I see you walking, walking down the street I say, “Don’t worry, Sloopy, girl, you belong to me” Hang on Sloopy, Hang On! Hang On! ---
**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:** [March 2, 2015, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3204 "2015-03-02T00:36:59Z")
[When I 1st heard that song, I thought it was about Snoopy, from Peanuts. Well, this one is at least…] Faithful friends Always near me, Bring me bones, Scratch my ear Little birds Come to cheer me Ev’ry day ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3205 "2015-03-02T06:34:10Z")
White bird, Dreams of the aspen trees, With their dying leaves, Turning gold. But the white bird just sits in her cage, Growing old. White bird must fly or she will die ---
**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:** [March 2, 2015, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3206 "2015-03-02T15:35:21Z")
The friend I have is a passionate friend But I can`t see you buying Love a dream of a love affair That’s, over, past & crying Celebrate the great escape from lunacy divided ---
**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:** [March 3, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3207 "2015-03-03T00:23:08Z")
Set out runnin’ but I take my time A friend of the devil is a friend of mine If I get home before daylight I just might get some sleep tonight ---
**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:** [March 3, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3208 "2015-03-03T02:35:12Z")
Show me the way to go home - I’m tired and I want to go to bed. ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3209 "2015-03-03T03:14:13Z")
There’s a dragstrip down by the riverside Where my grandma’s cow used to graze Now the grass don’t grow and the river don’t flow Like it did in the childhood days. Don’t it make you wanna go home now? ---
**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:** [March 3, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3210 "2015-03-03T14:04:01Z")
The moon and the stars and the gentle guitars You stepped to the microphone You sang like a lark in the warm fragrant dark I could listen till the cows come home ---
**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:** [March 3, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3211 "2015-03-03T15:41:46Z")
And there he was this young boy, A stranger to my eyes, Strumming my pain with his fingers, Singing my life with his words ---
**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:** [March 3, 2015, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3212 "2015-03-03T23:40:34Z")
Water froze in the generation Clear as winter ice, this is your paradise There ain’t no need for ya, there ain’t no need for ya Go straight to hell boys ---
**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:** [March 4, 2015, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3213 "2015-03-04T01:01:58Z")
A drop in the ocean A significant motion Nothing melts in this cold But Russia on ice is burning a hole ---
**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:** [March 4, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3214 "2015-03-04T22:23:43Z")
Russian Winter, broken pass Cold winds in the dark The goose is loose and kills tonight Full moon burning bright ---
**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:** [March 4, 2015, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3215 "2015-03-04T22:39:42Z")
Even Siberia goes through the motions, hold out and hold up Hold down the window (outbound, river) Hold out the morning that comes into view (bluetail, tailfly) River running right on over my head ---
**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:** [March 5, 2015, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3216 "2015-03-05T05:43:43Z")
Rivers flow uphill, blue turns into grey Winter follows springtime, morning ends the day Beyond the silver rainbow ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3217 "2015-03-05T09:08:15Z")
As the days grew old And the nights passed into time And the weeks and years took wind Gentle boy, tender girl Their love remained still young ---
**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:** [March 5, 2015, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3218 "2015-03-05T13:04:42Z")
I’m landing back in this year Did I ever move? Did I disappear? If I could move through time I’d go back and put it right ---
**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:** [March 5, 2015, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3219 "2015-03-05T14:05:34Z")
The notes of the Does Not will sound as the Does, Today you can sing for the Will Be that Was. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3220 "2015-03-05T19:48:50Z")
We’re gonna rock for something new We’re gonna rock for something true Tonight’s the night so let’s lift up our hands Jesus - King, King of Kings Jesus - Makes me wanna sing [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=160) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=162)