# 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:** 220
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4381 "2015-09-23T05:49:11Z")
Big wheel keep on turnin’ Proud Mary keep on burnin’ Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river ---
**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:** [September 23, 2015, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4382 "2015-09-23T06:17:41Z")
Will the wind ever remember The names it has blown in the past And with this crutch, its old age and its wisdom It whispers, “No, this will be the last.” And the wind cries Mary ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4383 "2015-09-23T06:18:50Z")
Down by the river I shot my baby Down by the river, Dead, oh, shot her dead. You take my hand, I’ll take your hand Together we may get away This much madness is too much sorrow It’s impossible to make it today. ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4384 "2015-09-23T06:19:53Z")
And the thread takes two paths… Choose wisely, grasshopper. ---
**Author:** ![MrQwertyasd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4385 "2015-09-23T11:37:41Z")
The wheels on the bus go round and round Round and round Round and round. ---
**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:** [September 23, 2015, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4386 "2015-09-23T13:50:42Z")
Big wheel keep on turning Proud Mary keep on burning And we’re rolling, rolling Rolling on the river ---
**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:** [September 24, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4387 "2015-09-24T00:28:44Z")
All the burning bridges that have fallen after me All the lonely feelings and the burning memories Everyone I left behind each time I closed the door Burning bridges lost forevermore ---
**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:** [September 24, 2015, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4388 "2015-09-24T00:47:17Z")
We don’t care what the people may say If there’s a price it’s the price we’ll pay And we’ll burn that bridge when we come to it ---
**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:** [September 24, 2015, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4389 "2015-09-24T03:40:56Z")
Oh, it’s the price we gotta pay And all the games we gotta play Makes me wonder if it’s worth it to carry on 'Cause it’s a game we gotta lose Though it’s a life we gotta choose And the price is our own life until it’s done ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4390 "2015-09-24T05:43:17Z")
Oh the games people play now Every night and every day now Never meaning what they say now Never saying what they mean ---
**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:** [September 24, 2015, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4391 "2015-09-24T14:58:33Z")
Well, we all fall in love, but we disregard the danger, Though we share so many secrets, there are some we never tell. Why were you so surprised that you never saw The Stranger? Did you ever let your lover see The Stranger in yourself? ---
**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:** [September 24, 2015, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4392 "2015-09-24T15:24:42Z")
People are strange when you’re a stranger Faces look ugly when you’re alone Women seem wicked when you’re unwanted Streets are uneven when you’re down ---
**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:** [September 25, 2015, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4393 "2015-09-25T02:12:26Z")
Won’t you answer this fervent prayer Of a stranger in paradise? Don’t send me in dark despair From all that I hunger for… ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4394 "2015-09-25T13:24:23Z")
And love is a stranger who’ll beckon you on Don’t think of the danger or the stranger is gone ---
**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:** [September 25, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4395 "2015-09-25T14:08:07Z")
Love is a stranger in an open car To tempt you in and drive you far away And I want you, and I want you, and I want you So it’s an obsession ---
**Author:** ![davida03801](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4396 "2015-09-25T14:32:05Z")
How can we dance When our earth is turning ? How do we sleep While our beds are burning ? ---
**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:** [September 25, 2015, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4397 "2015-09-25T23:49:52Z")
Calling out around the world Are you ready for a brand new beat Summer’s here and the time is right For dancing in the streets ---
**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:** [September 26, 2015, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4398 "2015-09-26T12:48:17Z")
All around the world, you’ve gotta spread the word Tell 'em what you’ve heard You’re gonna make a better day All around the world, you’ve gotta spread the word Tell 'em what you’ve heard You know it’s gonna be okay ---
**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:** [September 26, 2015, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4399 "2015-09-26T17:12:58Z")
What are words for When no one listens anymore Words for, when no one listens What are words for when no one listens It’s no use talkin’ at all ---
**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:** [September 26, 2015, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4400 "2015-09-26T20:11:17Z")
Starry-eyed an’ laughing as I recall when we were caught Trapped by no track of hours for they hanged suspended As we listened one last time an’ we watched with one last look Spellbound an’ swallowed 'til the tolling ended [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=219) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=221)