# 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:** 281
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2016, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5601 "2016-04-18T23:45:12Z")
Bali Ha’I may call you, Any night, any day, In your heart, you’ll hear it call you: “Come away… Come 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:** [April 19, 2016, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5602 "2016-04-19T00:42:26Z")
A gathering of angels appeared above my head They sang to me this song of hope, and this is what they said They said come sail away, come sail away Come sail away with me Come sail away, come sail away Come sail away with 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:** [April 19, 2016, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5603 "2016-04-19T00:53:12Z")
Soft as the voice of an angel, Breathing a lesson unheard, Hope with a gentle persuasion Whispers her comforting word: Wait till the darkness is over, Wait till the tempest is done, Hope for the sunshine tomorrow, After the shower is gone. ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5604 "2016-04-19T12:08:11Z")
Those raindrops Are falling on my head They keep fallin’ ---
**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:** [April 19, 2016, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5605 "2016-04-19T12:27:23Z")
I feel the rain falling on my face I can say there is no better place Than standing up in the falling down In so much rain I could almost drown. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2016, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5606 "2016-04-19T12:41:40Z")
If the rain comes, they run and hide their heads They might as well be dead If the rain comes, if the rain comes ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5607 "2016-04-19T13:43:38Z")
You’ve got me runnin’ You’ve got me hidin’ You’ve got me run, hide, hide, run Anyway you wanna let it roll Yeah, yeah, yeah You’ve got me doin’ what you want me A-baby why you wanna let go ---
**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:** [April 19, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5608 "2016-04-19T15:46:35Z")
I live my life like there’s no tomorrow And all I’ve got I had to steal Least I don’t need to beg or borrow Yes, I’m living at a pace that kills Runnin’ with the devil Runnin’ with the devil ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5609 "2016-04-19T15:51:05Z")
Wearin’ her wig hat and shades to match She’s got high-heel shoes and an alligator hat Wearin’ her pearls and her diamond rings She’s got bracelets on her fingers, now, and everything She’s the devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress, Devil with the blue dress on ---
**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:** [April 19, 2016, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5610 "2016-04-19T15:55:11Z")
There’s one thing that he loves and that is flattery. One week he’s in polka-dots, the next week he is in stripes. 'Cause he’s a dedicated follower of fashion. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2016, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5611 "2016-04-19T17:24:55Z")
How do I look? _Very good._ How do I look? How do I look? How do I look? _Very good. I must say I’m amazed._ I am a very stylish girl. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5612 "2016-04-19T17:37:43Z")
We got elegance If you ain’t got elegance You can never ever carry it off. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5613 "2016-04-19T18:46:18Z")
If you’re blue and you don’t know where to go to Why don’t you go where fashion sits, Puttin’ on the ritz. Different types who wear a daycoat, pants with stripes And cut away coat, perfect fits, Puttin’ on the ritz. Dressed up like a million dollar trouper Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper (super duper) ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5614 "2016-04-19T18:48:53Z")
When you’re alone and life is making you lonely You can always go downtown When you’ve got worries, all the noise and the hurry Seems to help, I know, downtown ---
**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:** [April 19, 2016, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5615 "2016-04-19T18:51:59Z")
Mommy and Dad are never nervous or mad When you teenagers go downtown. Daddy and Mom just stay at home and be calm And watch the late late show, uptown. ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5616 "2016-04-19T19:39:39Z")
You’re just like crosstown traffic So hard to get through to you Crosstown traffic I don’t need to run over 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:** [April 19, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5617 "2016-04-19T20:02:55Z")
At Junction 8 the traffic starts to slow Artilleries of braking lights and bluish glow Ascending in a plumage of twisted steel Shattered glass and confetti dashed upon the wheel ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5618 "2016-04-19T21:03:13Z")
Yeah, keep your eyes on the road, your hand upon the wheel Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel Yeah, we’re goin’ to the Roadhouse We’re gonna have a real Good time ---
**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:** [April 19, 2016, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5619 "2016-04-19T21:44:45Z")
If you see a faded sign at the side of the road that says “15 miles to the Love Shack” ---
**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:** [April 20, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5620 "2016-04-20T00:10:31Z")
Something better than this Someplace I’d like to go To let all I’ve learned Tell me what I know About the kind of life I never thought I’d live Till the ugly truth Showed me what it did Let it pass on the side of the road What a friend could tell me now [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=280) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=282)