# 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:** 185
**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:** [May 22, 2015, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3681 "2015-05-22T01:26:58Z")
Home, it’s so far away now Pure chance, it’s so far away now My wife was soft, the mountain was hard Her skin was smooth the rocks were scarred There were voices singing above in the sky As I followed them up I was prepared to die ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3682 "2015-05-22T04:18:51Z")
Now troubles are many, they’re as deep as a well I can swear there ain’t no heaven but I pray there ain’t no hell Swear there ain’t no heaven and I pray there ain’t no hell But I’ll never know by living, only my dying will tell Yes, only my dying will tell, yeah, only my dying will tell ---
**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:** [May 22, 2015, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3683 "2015-05-22T04:51:22Z")
Sing me a song, you’re a singer Do me a wrong, you’re a bringer of evil The devil is never a maker The less that you give, you’re a taker So it’s on and on and on, it’s heaven and hell ---
**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:** [May 22, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3684 "2015-05-22T14:00:18Z")
Sing us a song, you’re the piano man Sing us a song tonight Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody And you’ve got us feelin’ all right ---
**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:** [May 22, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3685 "2015-05-22T15:13:27Z")
Let it be beautiful when I sing the last song I will give you even my body, Spirit walker Let all the children kiss the sun before they sing their last song I will give you even my body, Spirit walker ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3686 "2015-05-22T21:27:40Z")
This is the last song I’ll ever sing for you You’ll come looking for the light And it won’t be there But I love you Oh yes I do Yes I do ---
**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:** [May 22, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3687 "2015-05-22T23:25:29Z")
Just what the truth is I can’t say any more 'Cause I love you Yes I love you Oh how I love you Oh how I love 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:** [May 22, 2015, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3688 "2015-05-22T23:43:24Z")
I’m begging you for some sign, but you’ve still got nothing to say Don’t turn your back on me, don’t walk away I’m a better man now than I was that day. ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2015, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3689 "2015-05-23T03:02:14Z")
I remember how she left me on a stormy night She kissed me and got out of our bed And though I pleaded and I begged her Not to walk out that door She packed her bags and turned right away ---
**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:** [May 23, 2015, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3690 "2015-05-23T03:21:54Z")
She packed my bags last night, pre-flight Zero hour nine a.m. And I’m gonna be high as a kite by then ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2015, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3691 "2015-05-23T21:44:19Z")
She woke up and took me by the hand We made love in my Chevy van And that’s all right with me ---
**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:** [May 23, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3692 "2015-05-23T22:09:59Z")
Like a rock, I was strong as I could be Like a rock, nothin’ ever got to me Like a rock, I was something to see Like a rock ---
**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:** [May 24, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3693 "2015-05-24T01:00:46Z")
I have my books and my poetry to protect me, I am shielded in my armor, Hiding in my room, safe within my womb. I touch no one and no one touches me. I am a rock, I am an island. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2015, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3694 "2015-05-24T17:25:16Z")
Islands in the stream, that is what we are No one in between. How can we be wrong? Sail away with me To another world And we rely on each other, ah-ha From one lover to another, ah-ha ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3695 "2015-05-24T20:14:40Z")
Sail on silver girl, Sail on by. Your time has come to shine. All your dreams are on their way. See how they shine. If you need a friend I’m sailing right behind. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3696 "2015-05-24T23:53:35Z")
With senses running wild we touched the sky, it looks like Heaven in my eyes Moonlight medicine keeps me alive, don’t let your senses be denied Won’t you shine, some light in my mind The more I find, the more I need your medicine in my life ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2015, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3697 "2015-05-25T01:16:54Z")
Johnny take a walk with your sister the moon Let her pale light in to fill up your room You’ve been living underground Eating from a can You’ve been running away From what you don’t understand… ---
**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:** [May 25, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3698 "2015-05-25T01:37:48Z")
Johnny get angry, Johnny get mad, Give me the biggest lecture I’ve ever had. ---
**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:** [May 25, 2015, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3699 "2015-05-25T05:25:34Z")
Johnny can dance and Johnny can love Johnny can push and Johnny can shove Johnny can pinball, Johnny can talk tough Johnny can get down and Johnny can throw up ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2015, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3700 "2015-05-25T06:56:39Z")
On Johnny Angel (Johnny Angel) 'Cause I love him (cause I love him) And I pray that someday he’ll love me And together we will see how lovely heaven will be [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=184) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=186)