# 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:** 240
**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:** [November 25, 2015, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4781 "2015-11-25T19:50:55Z")
Don’t come around here no more Don’t come around here no more Whatever you’re looking for Hey! Don’t come around here no more ---
**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:** [November 25, 2015, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4782 "2015-11-25T23:05:16Z")
Don’t open the door to strangers Don’t let them in, to your heart They only want to take you far from me Don’t open the door 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:** [November 26, 2015, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4783 "2015-11-26T14:24:10Z")
Someone’s knockin’ at the door Somebody’s ringin’ the bell Do me a favor Open the door and let 'em in ---
**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:** [November 26, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4784 "2015-11-26T14:55:52Z")
Sneakin’ down your alley way And knockin’ on your door Thought I had enough but I’m back for more Cinnamon, let me in Cinnamon, let me in ---
**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:** [November 26, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4785 "2015-11-26T14:59:48Z")
You know, she can’t trust him out of sight, And there’s no doubt of that. He just don’t know wrong from right, Like an alley cat. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4786 "2015-11-26T17:52:16Z")
Ohhh, here she comes Watch out boy, she’ll chew you up Ohhh, here she comes She’s a maneater ---
**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:** [November 27, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4787 "2015-11-27T22:33:54Z")
There she was just a-walkin’ down the street, singin’ do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do Snappin’ her fingers and shufflin’ her feet, singin’ do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do She looked good (looked good) she looked fine (looked fine) She looked good, she looked fine And I nearly lost my mind ---
**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:** [November 28, 2015, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4788 "2015-11-28T00:14:10Z")
Oh we’re in love with beauty We’re in love with health We’re in love with mental health I’m going crazy ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4789 "2015-11-28T01:27:04Z")
But maybe I’m crazy Maybe you’re crazy Maybe we’re crazy Probably… ---
**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:** [November 28, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4790 "2015-11-28T20:28:30Z")
Crazy, but that’s how it goes Millions of people living as foes Maybe it’s not too late To learn how to love and forget how to hate ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4791 "2015-11-28T20:42:42Z")
Underground, the ants are riding in the subway They’re facing faces that they’ve never faced before They lean against the doors Although the sign says not to ---
**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:** [November 29, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4792 "2015-11-29T18:44:21Z")
I got bugs in my room Bugs in my bed Bugs in my ears Their eggs in my head Bugs in my pockets Bugs in my shoes Bugs in the way i feel about you ---
**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:** [November 29, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4793 "2015-11-29T20:48:58Z")
I got wiring loose inside my head I got books that I never ever read I got secrets in my garden shed I got a scar where all my urges bled I got people underneath my bed I got a place where all my dreams are dead Swim with me into your blackest eyes ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4794 "2015-11-30T00:46:42Z")
All I ever wanted All I ever needed is here In my arms Words are very unnecessary They can only do harm ---
**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:** [November 30, 2015, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4795 "2015-11-30T01:14:23Z")
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:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4796 "2015-11-30T07:03:10Z")
You think that I don’t even mean A single word I say It’s only words, and words are all I have To take your heart away ---
**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:** [November 30, 2015, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4797 "2015-11-30T13:34:37Z")
And she’ll promise you more than the garden of Eden Then she’ll carelessly cut you and laugh while you’re bleeding But she’ll bring out the best and the worst you can be Blame it all on yourself 'cause she’s always a woman to me ---
**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:** [November 30, 2015, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4798 "2015-11-30T13:40:14Z")
American woman, stay away from me American woman, mama, let me be Don’t come a-hangin’ around my door I don’t wanna see your face no more ---
**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:** [November 30, 2015, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4799 "2015-11-30T15:19:52Z")
And I’m proud to be an American Where at least I know I’m free And I won’t forget the men who died Who gave that right to me And I’d gladly stand up next to you And defend Her still today 'Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land God Bless the U.S.A. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4800 "2015-11-30T20:39:59Z")
Well it’s true, just take a look The cover sometimes makes the book And the judges, did they ever ask To read between your lines? In your cage at the human zoo Did they all stop to look at you? Next year, what will you do When you have been forgotten? Adieu, Miss America [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=239) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=241)