# 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:** 199
**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:** [July 16, 2015, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3961 "2015-07-16T14:40:28Z")
I’d love to get you On a slow boat to China All to myself alone ---
**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:** [July 16, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3962 "2015-07-16T14:51:50Z")
I could be in someone else’s story In someone else’s life, and he could be in mine I don’t see a reason to be lonely I could take my chances further down the line ---
**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:** [July 16, 2015, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3963 "2015-07-16T15:21:16Z")
Hold the line Love isn’t always on time ---
**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:** [July 16, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3964 "2015-07-16T15:28:03Z")
Time, you found time enough to love And I found love enough to hold you So tonight I’ll stir the fire you feel inside Until the flames of love enfold you Layin’ beside you lost in the feeling So glad you opened my door. ---
**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:** [July 16, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3965 "2015-07-16T16:57:14Z")
As the sunrise comes down the doorway And the snow white falls like rain down an alley I’ll be sending my light your way You are the doorway You are the doorway ---
**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:** [July 16, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3966 "2015-07-16T17:59:09Z")
I try to sing this song I…I try to get in But I can’t find the door The door is open You’re standing there You let me in Gloria…in te domine ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3967 "2015-07-16T22:29:39Z")
What would you think if I sang out of tune, Would you stand up and walk out on me. Lend me your ears and I’ll sing you a song, And I’ll try not to sing out of key. ---
**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:** [July 16, 2015, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3968 "2015-07-16T23:02:20Z")
Well, I’ve got a brand new pair of roller skates You got a brand new key I think that we should get together And try them on to see ---
**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:** [July 16, 2015, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3969 "2015-07-16T23:50:06Z")
With a kiss I’d pass the key And feel your tongue Teasing and receiving. With your spit Still on my lip, You hit the water. ---
**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:** [July 17, 2015, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3970 "2015-07-17T00:00:21Z")
Speak to me in many voices Make them all sound like one Let me see your sacred mysteries Reveal to me the Unknown Tongue ---
**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:** [July 17, 2015, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3971 "2015-07-17T02:09:06Z")
Ooo eee,ooo ah ah ting tang Walla walla, bing bang Ooo eee ooo ah ah ting tang Walla walla bing bang… ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3972 "2015-07-17T02:16:40Z")
Search Results ``` La La (Means I Love You) Song by The Del Fonics Many guys have come to you With a line that wasn't true And you passed them by (Passed them by) Now you're in the center ring And their lines don't mean a thing Why don't you let me try (Let me try) Now I don't wear a diamond ring I don't even have a song to sing All I know is La la la la la la la la la means I love you Oh, baby please now La la la la la la la la la means I love you ``` ---
**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:** [July 17, 2015, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3973 "2015-07-17T04:08:30Z")
Lift your voices higher We want to hear you sing Let’s lift our voices to the King of Kings Whoa-o-o-o, whoa oh-oh, la-la Whoa-o-o-o, whoa oh-oh, la-la ---
**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:** [July 17, 2015, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3974 "2015-07-17T14:26:18Z")
In deserts where the dust storm blows And lush black swamps where mandrake grows We’re marching laughing to the drum Waiting for those Kings to come ---
**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:** [July 17, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3975 "2015-07-17T21:56:00Z")
Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea All we do crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see Dust in the wind All we are is dust in 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:** [July 17, 2015, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3976 "2015-07-17T23:18:45Z")
A bullet had found him His blood ran as he cried No money could save him So he laid down and he died Ooooh, what a lucky man he was ---
**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:** [July 17, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3977 "2015-07-17T23:38:40Z")
She came, as in the book, Mickey Spillane That Saturday night dark masquerade Had filled his friend with lead, the same, sweetheart. ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3978 "2015-07-18T00:56:20Z")
At half mast for the matadors Who turned their backs To please the crowd And all fell before the bull Red was the color of his blood flowing thin Pallid white was the color of his lifeless skin Blue was the color of the morning sky He saw looking up from the ground where he died ---
**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:** [July 18, 2015, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3979 "2015-07-18T01:07:07Z")
Black is the color of my true love’s hair Her lips are like some roses fair She’s the sweetest face and the gentlest hands I love the ground whereon she stands ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/3980 "2015-07-18T04:19:54Z")
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