# 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:** 293
**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 14, 2016, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5841 "2016-05-14T17:21:05Z")
I set out running but I’ll take my time A friend of the devil is a friend of mine If I get home before daylight I just might get some sleep tonight ---
**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 14, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5842 "2016-05-14T17:27:36Z")
Stars fading but I linger on, dear Still craving your kiss I’m longing to linger till dawn, dear Just saying this Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you But in your dreams whatever they be Dream a little dream of me ---
**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 14, 2016, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5843 "2016-05-14T18:23:48Z")
Sweet dreams are made of this Who am I to disagree? I travel the world And the seven seas Everybody’s looking for something ---
**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 14, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5844 "2016-05-14T19:13:56Z")
Somewhere in her smile she knows That I don’t need no other lover Something in her style that shows me I don’t want to leave her now You know I believe and how You’re asking me will my love grow I don’t know, I don’t know You stick around and it may show I don’t know, I don’t know ---
**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:** [May 14, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5845 "2016-05-14T21:52:07Z")
You’ve made me acknowledge the devil in me I hope to God I’m talkin’ metaphorically Hope that I’m talkin’ allegorically Know that I’m talkin’ about the way I feel And I’ve never known a girl like you before ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5846 "2016-05-15T02:23:40Z")
I wanna sing you a love song I wanna rock you in my arms all night long I wanna get to know you I wanna show you the peaceful feelin’ of my home ---
**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 15, 2016, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5847 "2016-05-15T04:24:34Z")
Like to get to know you well Like to get to know you well Like to get to know you well So we can be one, we can be one together Like to get to know you well Like to get to know you well Like to get to know you well So we can be one, we can be one together ---
**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 15, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5848 "2016-05-15T16:40:15Z")
Can I sit next to you, girl, can I sit next to you, girl Can I sit next to you, girl, can I sit next to you, girl Can I sit next to you, and then take you home ---
**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:** [May 15, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5849 "2016-05-15T17:01:16Z")
I never chose to juxtapose, now Myself with that girl, or with those, now It’s not that I don’t like them all I’m sure they’re very nice But you’re my fave and no replacement will do I just want to be adjacent to 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:** [May 15, 2016, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5850 "2016-05-15T17:16:07Z")
Why do birds suddenly appear, ev’ry time you are near? Just like me, they long to be close to you. Why do stars fall down from the sky, ev’ry time you walk by? Just like me, they long to be close to you. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5851 "2016-05-15T19:14:23Z")
If you see me walking down the street And I start to cry each time we meet Walk on by, walk on by ---
**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 15, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5852 "2016-05-15T20:55:39Z")
Foreign types with the hookah pipes say (Way-oh-way-oh, ooh-way-oh-way-oh) Walk like an Egyptian ---
**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:** [May 15, 2016, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5853 "2016-05-15T23:37:47Z")
And if you go chasing rabbits And you know you’re going to fall Tell 'em a hookah-smoking caterpillar Has given you the call Call Alice When she was just small ---
**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 16, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5854 "2016-05-16T01:32:49Z")
There it stands in the corner with the barrel so straight I looked out the winder and over the gate The big fat rabbits are jumpin’ in the grass Wait 'till they hear my old shotgun blast ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5855 "2016-05-16T01:46:18Z")
Bright eyes, burning like fire. Bright eyes, how can you close and fail? How can the light that burned so brightly Suddenly burn so pale, bright eyes? ---
**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 16, 2016, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5856 "2016-05-16T02:52:43Z")
How many times must I live this tragedy? How many more lies will they tell me? All I want is the same as everyone Why am I here, and for how long? And I raise my head and stare into the eyes of a stranger I’ve always known that the mirror never lies ---
**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 16, 2016, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5857 "2016-05-16T13:24:24Z")
I often wonder what he’s feeling. Has he ever heard a word I’ve said? Look at him now in the mirror dreaming What is happening in his head? Listening to you I get the music. Gazing at you I get the heat Following you I climb the mountain I get excitement at your feet! ---
**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 16, 2016, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5858 "2016-05-16T13:59:35Z")
Comin’ down the mountain, one of many children Everybody has their own opinion Everybody has their own opinion Holding it back hurts so bad Jumping out of my flesh and I said Cash in! Cash in now honey Cash in now Cash in now baby ---
**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 16, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5859 "2016-05-16T14:05:06Z")
If the money keeps rolling in what’s a girl to do? Cream a little off the top for expenses—wouldn’t you? But where on Earth can people hide their little piece of Heaven? Thank God for Switzerland Where a girl and a guy with a little petty cash between them Can be sure when they deposit no-one’s seen them Oh what bliss to sign your checks as three-o-one-two-seven Never been accounts in the name of Eva Peron! ---
**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 16, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/5860 "2016-05-16T21:05:06Z")
Money, get back I’m all right, Jack, keep your hands off of my stack. Money, it’s a hit Don’t give me that do goody good bullshit I’m in the hi-fidelity first class traveling set And I think I need a Lear jet [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=292) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=294)