# 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:** 207
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4121 "2015-08-09T20:25:20Z")
If morning’s echo says we’ve sinned, Well, it was what I wanted now. And if we’re the victims of the night, I won’t be blinded by light. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2015, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4122 "2015-08-09T21:33:41Z")
And she was blinded by the light Oh, cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night Blinded by the light She got down but she never got tight, but she’ll make it alright ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4123 "2015-08-10T19:35:22Z")
Just a little deuce coupe with a flat head mill But she’ll walk a Thunderbird like (she’s) it’s standin’ still She’s ported and relieved and she’s stroked and bored. She’ll do a hundred and forty with the top end floored She’s my little deuce coupe ---
**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:** [August 10, 2015, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4124 "2015-08-10T22:16:33Z")
We were makin’ Thunderbirds We were makin’ Thunderbirds They were long and low and sleek and fast They were all you ever heard Back in ‘55 we were makin’ Thunderbirds ---
**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:** [August 11, 2015, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4125 "2015-08-11T02:14:08Z")
Birdman thinks he owns the sky But he can’t look me in the eye I walk on gilded mirror blades I walk on razors feel no pain In the heat of summertime Rolling thunder is my sign I understand what’s going on I’m going to fly right to the sun ---
**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:** [August 11, 2015, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4126 "2015-08-11T18:58:07Z")
Love is a razor and I walked the line on that silver blade Slept in the dust with his daughter Her eyes red with the slaughter of innocence And I will pray for her I will call her name out loud I would bleed for her If I could only see her now ---
**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:** [August 11, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4127 "2015-08-11T19:42:58Z")
Don’t sing love songs, you’ll wake my mother She’s sleeping here right by my side And in her right hand a silver dagger She says that I can’t be your bride ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4128 "2015-08-11T23:35:55Z")
Silver threads and golden needles cannot mend this heart of mine And I dare not drown my sorrows in the warm glow of your wine You can’t buy my love with money cause I never was that kind Silver threads and golden needles cannot mend this heart of mine ---
**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:** [August 11, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4129 "2015-08-11T23:56:36Z")
Silver needles Golden eagles Frightened faces Basket cases Jags and riches Queens and riches Electric mantras And tight-fitting dreams ---
**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:** [August 12, 2015, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4130 "2015-08-12T00:01:40Z")
I asked her, “What’s a woman like you, doin’ here? I see you’re used to champagne but I’ll buy you a beer” She said, “You’ve got me figured out but I’m not what I seem And for a dance I’ll tell you ‘bout these tight fittin’ jeans” ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4131 "2015-08-12T00:34:31Z")
Blue jean baby L. A. lady Seamstress for the band ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4132 "2015-08-12T00:49:17Z")
And if you want the wind of change to blow about you And you’re the only other person to know, don’t tell me I’m just a singer in a Rock ‘n’ Roll band ---
**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:** [August 12, 2015, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4133 "2015-08-12T02:13:53Z")
I love rock and roll So put another dime in the jukebox, baby ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4134 "2015-08-12T02:17:21Z")
Please don’t rock me tonight I’m not in the mood ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4135 "2015-08-12T06:58:52Z")
Why stop to think of whether this little dream might fade, We´ve put our hearts together - now we are one, I’m not afraid. If there’s a cloud above, if it should rain, we’ll let it. But for tonight forget it, I’m in the mood for 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:** [August 12, 2015, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4136 "2015-08-12T15:59:07Z")
We’re walking in the air, we’re floating in a moonlit sky The people far below are sleeping as we fly I’m holding very tight, I’m riding in the midnight blue I’m finding I can fly, so high above with you ---
**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:** [August 12, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4137 "2015-08-12T17:28:47Z")
Once I get you up there where the air is rarified We’ll just glide, starry-eyed Once I get you up there I’ll be holding you so near You may hear angels cheer 'cause we’re together ---
**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:** [August 12, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4138 "2015-08-12T17:41:16Z")
Would you like to swing on a star Carry moonbeams home in a jar And be better off than you are Or would you rather be a mule? ---
**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:** [August 12, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4139 "2015-08-12T22:00:13Z")
A horse is a horse, of course, of course And no one can talk to a horse, of course ---
**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:** [August 12, 2015, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4140 "2015-08-12T22:07:15Z")
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