# 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:** 290
**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:** [May 7, 2016, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5781 "2016-05-07T14:32:30Z")
God thy will is hard But you hold every card I will drink your cup of poison Nail me to your cross and break me Bleed me, beat me Kill me, take me now Before I change my mind ---
**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:** [May 7, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5782 "2016-05-07T15:16:02Z")
Bend me, shape me Anyway you want me Long as you love me It’s all right ---
**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:** [May 7, 2016, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5783 "2016-05-07T15:19:07Z")
He’s a giver, he’ll give her The kind of attention that she’s never known He’s a helper, he’ll help her To open the doors that she can’t on her own He’s a lover, he’ll love her In ways that she never has been loved before And he’s a getter, he’ll get her By gettin her into the world she’s been hungerin’ for ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5784 "2016-05-07T15:34:24Z")
That Im Rudolph Valentino Pull up in my limousine Oh, wont you come in out of the rain Thingsll never be the same ---
**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:** [May 7, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5785 "2016-05-07T15:37:46Z")
My funny valentine Sweet comic valentine You make me smile with my heart Your looks are laughable Unphotographable Yet you’re my favorite work of art ---
**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:** [May 7, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5786 "2016-05-07T18:25:05Z")
I woke up in the darkness scared and breathin’ and born anew It wasn’t the cold river bottom I felt rushing over me It wasn’t the bitterness of a dream that didn’t come true It wasn’t the wind in the grey fields I felt rushing through my arms No no baby it was you So hold me close honey say you’re forever mine And tell me you’ll be my lonely valentine ---
**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:** [May 7, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5787 "2016-05-07T18:28:17Z")
Even a gray day, with a cold wind, train late again Even a gray day, is a good day now. Even a black night, with a hard rain, With plans down a drain, Even a black night, is a good night now. Fresh out of answers, I threw in my hand Stood with my back to the wall But thanks to your kindness that I understand That it could have been no life at all ---
**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:** [May 7, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5788 "2016-05-07T19:37:56Z")
Black night is not right I don’t feel so bright I don’t care to sit tight Maybe I’ll find on the way down the line That I’m free, free to be me Black night is a long way from home ---
**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:** [May 7, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5789 "2016-05-07T19:39:54Z")
Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5790 "2016-05-07T22:14:54Z")
But I can’t stand up, and I can’t sit down Cause a great big problem’s stopped me in my tracks I can’t relax cause I haven’t done a thing And I can’t do a thing cause I can’t relax You’ve got your habits I’ve got my customs I’m sure you know it’s got to be this way No hesitation And in the future We’ll celebrate our Independence Day ---
**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:** [May 7, 2016, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5791 "2016-05-07T23:43:42Z")
Saturday in the park I think it was the Fourth of July People dancing, people laughing A man selling ice cream Singing Italian songs ---
**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:** [May 8, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5792 "2016-05-08T02:22:58Z")
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Rah! Rah! Rah! Tuesdays, Mondays, we all scream for sundaes, Sis-boom-bah! Boola-boola, sarsaparoolla, If you got chocolate, we’ll take vanoola! ---
**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:** [May 8, 2016, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5793 "2016-05-08T12:54:13Z")
I’m your ice cream man, stop me when I’m passin’ by, oh my my I’m your ice cream man, stop me when I’m passin’ by See now all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy Hold on a second baby ---
**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:** [May 8, 2016, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5794 "2016-05-08T14:00:58Z")
Hey girls, gather round Listen to what I’m puttin’ down Hey, baby, I’m your handy man I’m not the kind that uses pencil or rule I’m handy with the love and I’m no fool I fix broken hearts, I know I truly can ---
**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:** [May 8, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5795 "2016-05-08T20:47:42Z")
How can you mend a broken heart? How can you stop the rain from falling down? (tell me) How can you stop that old sun from shining? What makes the world go round? ---
**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:** [May 8, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5796 "2016-05-08T20:50:46Z")
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:** ![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:** [May 8, 2016, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5797 "2016-05-08T21:03:24Z")
Everybody’s glad Because our silent fear and dread is gone Freedom, you see, has got our hearts singing so joyfully Just look about You owe it to yourself to check it out Can’t you feel a brand new day? ---
**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:** [May 9, 2016, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5798 "2016-05-09T14:38:43Z")
Sunshine came softly a-through my a-window today Could’ve tripped out easy a-but I’ve a-changed my ways It’ll take time, I know it but in a while You’re gonna be mine, I know it, we’ll do it in style 'Cause I made my mind up you’re going to be mine ---
**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:** [May 9, 2016, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5799 "2016-05-09T14:40:09Z")
Oh, can’t you see you belong to me How my poor heart aches with every step you take Every move you make, every vow you break Every smile you fake, every claim you stake, I’ll be watching you Since you’ve gone I’ve been lost without a trace I dream at night, I can only see your face I look around but it’s you I can’t replace I feel so cold and I long for your embrace I keep crying, “Baby, baby, please” ---
**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:** [May 9, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5800 "2016-05-09T18:11:03Z")
I wear my sunglasses at night So I can, So I can Watch you weave then breathe your story lines And I wear my sunglasses at night So I can, So I can Keep track of the visions in my eyes While, she’s deceiving me, It cuts my security (has) she got control of me I turn to her and say [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=289) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=291)