# 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:** 165
**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 16, 2015, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3281 "2015-03-16T03:18:35Z")
I’ll never be your beast of burden I’ll never be your beast of burden Never (never) never (never) Never (never) never be ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3282 "2015-03-16T06:10:48Z")
Kick your shoes off, do not fear Bring that bottle over here I’ll be your baby tonight. ---
**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 17, 2015, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3283 "2015-03-17T05:02:17Z")
My old man’s drunker than a barrel full of monkeys And my old lady she don’t care My sister looks cute in her braces and boots A handful of grease in her hair ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3284 "2015-03-17T07:44:45Z")
Ramblin’ around this dirty old town And singin’ for nickels and dimes Times gettin’ rough I ain’t got enough To buy me a bottle of wine ---
**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 17, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3285 "2015-03-17T16:25:47Z")
I get no kick from champagne Mere alcohol doesn’t thrill me at all So tell me why should it be true? That I get a Kick! Out of you ---
**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:** [March 17, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3286 "2015-03-17T16:27:49Z")
Kicks just keep gettin’ harder to find And all your kicks ain’t bringin’ you peace of mind Before you find out it’s too late, girl You better get straight ---
**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 17, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3287 "2015-03-17T16:56:36Z")
I can grasp your hand so tightly, never feel my touch You can always feel the pain, but you never feel the love Hard times are harder when you can’t quite find the beat You must search down deep down inside you To find the peace that you seek ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3288 "2015-03-17T22:33:14Z")
You’ve been learnin’, baby, I’ve been yearnin’, All them good times, baby, baby, I’ve been yearnin’, Way, way down inside honey, you need it, I’m gonna give you my love… I’m gonna give you my love. ---
**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 18, 2015, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3289 "2015-03-18T03:28:46Z")
When the rain is blowing in your face And the whole world is on your case I could offer you a warm embrace To make you feel my love ---
**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 18, 2015, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3290 "2015-03-18T14:28:39Z")
One day I noticed the world at my feet Next day comes and it rolls into the street Gathering speed, paying no heed That made me bleed until I was blue ---
**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 18, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3291 "2015-03-18T14:43:07Z")
Oh, it kills me to think of you with another man I was playing rock and roll and you were just a fan But my guitar couldn’t hold you so I split the band Love lies bleeding in my hands ---
**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 18, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3292 "2015-03-18T19:04:16Z")
They crawled out of the woodwork And they whispered into your brain They set you on the treadmill And they made you change your name ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3293 "2015-03-18T21:46:03Z")
You see, she was gonna be an actress And I was gonna learn to fly She took off to find the footlights And I took off to find the sky ---
**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 18, 2015, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3294 "2015-03-18T23:07:06Z")
Sky pilot…sky pilot How high can you fly You’ll never, never, never reach the sky He mumbles a prayer and it ends with a smile ---
**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:** [March 18, 2015, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3295 "2015-03-18T23:51:02Z")
Yes, and Joy was just a thing that he was raised on Love was just a way to live and die Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field Blue was just the Kansas summer sky. ---
**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 19, 2015, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3296 "2015-03-19T01:01:44Z")
Jupiter Island is full of meadows Fertile pastures for growing rainbows Illuminated portraits from strange orchestrations Lost in a collage of its own creations Never a chance to wave goodbye Take my hand and we’ll fly ---
**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 19, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3297 "2015-03-19T02:35:52Z")
Snarling equinox among the rocks will seize you And the fahrenheit comes out at night to freeze you Wild duodenum are lurking in the trees And the jungle swarms with green apostrophes Oh, the Amazon is calling me ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3298 "2015-03-19T04:12:15Z")
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green Towering over your head Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes And she’s gone ---
**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 19, 2015, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3299 "2015-03-19T13:44:19Z")
Someone has been removed-what happened to her? She got lost somewhere between There and here, somewhere between So far so near she got lost somewhere between What happened to her? ---
**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 19, 2015, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3300 "2015-03-19T15:07:52Z")
And I know I was wrong when I said it was true That it couldn’t be me and be her Inbetween without you, without you [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=164) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=166)