# 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:** 284
**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 26, 2016, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5661 "2016-04-26T21:43:29Z")
Jesus, won’t you fucking whistle Something but the past is done? Jesus, won’t you fucking whistle Something but the past is done? Why can’t we not be sober? I just want to start this over Why can’t we drink forever? I just want to start this over ---
**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 26, 2016, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5662 "2016-04-26T22:42:41Z")
I don’t care if it rains or freezes As long as I’ve got my Plastic Jesus Glued to the dashboard of my car, You can buy Him phosphorescent Glows in the dark, He’s Pink and Pleasant, Take Him with you when you’re travelling far ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5663 "2016-04-26T22:54:35Z")
I’ve made a small fortune and you squandered it all You shamed me till I feel about one inch tall But I thought I loved you and I hoped you would change So I gritted my teeth and didn’t complain Now you come to me with a simple goodbye You tell me you’re leaving but you won’t tell me why Now we’re here at the station and you’re getting on And all I can think of is thank God and Greyhound you’re gone ---
**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 27, 2016, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5664 "2016-04-27T00:01:04Z")
The wheels on the bus go round and round. Round and round. Round and round. The wheels on the bus go round and round, All through the town! ---
**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 27, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5665 "2016-04-27T00:45:42Z")
Hail to the bus driver, bus driver, bus driver Hail to the bus driver, bus driver-man He screams and he cusses He rams other buses Hail to the bus driver, bus driver-man ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5666 "2016-04-27T16:44:30Z")
I’ve got a brand new pair of rollerskates You’ve got a brand new key I think that we should get together and Try them on to see ---
**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 27, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5667 "2016-04-27T16:46:59Z")
Ya can’t roller skate in a buffalo herd Ya can’t roller skate in a buffalo herd Ya can’t roller skate in a buffalo herd But you can be happy if you’ve a mind to ---
**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 27, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5668 "2016-04-27T17:15:46Z")
Buffalo gals won’t you come out tonight Come out tonight come out tonight Buffalo gals won’t you come out tonight And we’ll dance by the light of the moon ---
**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 27, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5669 "2016-04-27T20:27:27Z")
I met my be-bop baby at the Union Hall She cold dance all night and shake the paint off the walls. But when I saw her smile across a crowded room Well I knew we’d have to leave the party soon ---
**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 27, 2016, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5670 "2016-04-27T22:39:40Z")
Well, I stepped out the tub Put my feet on the floor I wrapped the towel around me And I opened the door And then-a… splish-splash, I jumped back in the bath Well, how was I to know there was a party going on? ---
**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 27, 2016, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5671 "2016-04-27T23:15:34Z")
Mirror in the bathroom I just can’t stop it, Every Saturday you see me Window shopping. Find no interest in the Racks and shelves Just a thousand reflections Of my own sweet self, self, self ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5672 "2016-04-28T15:03:02Z")
Sweet, sweet city woman I can see your face, I can hear your voice I can almost touch you Sweet, sweet city woman Oh my banjo and me We got a feel for singing, yeah, yeah ---
**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:** [April 28, 2016, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5673 "2016-04-28T16:25:13Z")
Come on, come on, come on, come on Now, touch me, babe Can’t you see that I am not afraid? ---
**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 28, 2016, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5674 "2016-04-28T17:08:18Z")
I don’t want anybody else When I think about you, I touch myself Ooh, I don’t want anybody else Oh no, oh no, oh no ---
**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 28, 2016, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5675 "2016-04-28T18:03:07Z")
Get a grip on yourself, you know you should I got a grip on myself and it feels good Get a grip on yourself, take my advice I got a grip on myself and it feels nice ---
**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 28, 2016, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5676 "2016-04-28T18:34:01Z")
Hey, hey - they say I better get a chaperone Because I can’t stop messin’ with the danger zone No, I won’t worry, and I won’t fret Ain’t no law against it yet Oop - she bop - she bop ---
**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 28, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5677 "2016-04-28T18:42:01Z")
Headin’ into twilight Spreadin’ out her wings tonight She got you jumpin’ off the track And shovin’ into overdrive Highway to the danger zone I’ll take you Ridin’ into the danger zone ---
**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 29, 2016, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5678 "2016-04-29T00:00:54Z")
Help, I’m steppin’ into the twilight zone This is a madhouse, feels like being home My beacon’s been moved under moon and star Where am I to go now that I’ve gone too far? ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5679 "2016-04-29T01:12:52Z")
You thought it was joke and so you laughed, you laughed when I had said that losing you would make me flip my lid, right? You know you laughed, I heard you laugh, you laughed, you laughed and laughed and then you left, but now you know I’m utterly mad. And they’re coming to take me away Ha Ha They’re coming to take me away ho ho he he ha ha To the happy home with trees and flowers and chirping birds and basket weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs and toes They’re coming to take me away ha ha… ---
**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 29, 2016, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5680 "2016-04-29T01:35:38Z")
You start a conversation you can’t even finish it. You’re talking a lot, but you’re not saying anything. When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed. Say something once, why say it again? Psycho Killer Qu’est-ce que c’est Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-far better [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=283) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=285)