# 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:** 317
**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:** [July 13, 2016, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6321 "2016-07-13T01:36:21Z")
Got an urge, got a surge and it’s out of control Got an urge, I wanna purge 'cause I’m losing control Uncontrollable urge, I wanna tell you all about it Got an uncontrollable urge, make me scream and shout it He’s got an uncontrollable urge (I’ve got an uncontrollable…) ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6322 "2016-07-13T01:41:19Z")
Sitting here in my mean machine - I’m ready to explode Looking out of my helmet at the faces I been wondering all night long - If I will live or die Yeah, it’s always the same before the races ---
**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:** [July 13, 2016, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6323 "2016-07-13T11:43:26Z")
It happened on the strip where the road is wide Two cool shorts standin’ side by side Yeah, my fuel injected Stingray and a four-thirteen A revin’ up our engines and it sounds real mean ---
**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:** [July 13, 2016, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6324 "2016-07-13T11:58:12Z")
Nobody gonna take my car, I’m gonna race it to the ground Nobody gonna beat my car, it’s gonna break the speed of sound Ooh, it’s a killing machine, it’s got everything Like a driving power, big fat tires and everything I love it, and I need it, I feed it Yeah, it’s a wild hurricane All right, hold tight, I’m a highway star ---
**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:** [July 13, 2016, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6325 "2016-07-13T12:44:41Z")
Pistol shots ring out in the barroom night Enter Patty Valentine from the upper hall She sees a bartender in a pool of blood Cries out my God, they killed them all Here comes the story of the Hurricane The man the authorities came to blame For somethin’ that he never done Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been The champion of the world ---
**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:** [July 13, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6326 "2016-07-13T15:06:17Z")
His name was Rico He wore a diamond He was escorted to his chair, he saw Lola dancing there And when she finished, he called her over But Rico went a bit to far Tony sailed across the bar And then the punches flew and chairs were smashed in two There was blood and a single gun shot But just who shot who? ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6327 "2016-07-13T17:40:41Z")
Everybody was kung-fu fighting Those cats were fast as lightning In fact it was a little bit frightening But the fought with expert timing ---
**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:** [July 13, 2016, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6328 "2016-07-13T23:24:40Z")
Blood and corruption, hideous crimes Lying leaders, controlling our minds Cloak and dagger, conspiracy of hate Oh hear the cry before it’s too late We are fighting for the Earth We are fighting for the Earth ---
**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:** [July 14, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6329 "2016-07-14T00:10:45Z")
A war’s being waged and the world’s just a stage (in this city) The real estate’s prime, the number plates rhyme (liquidity) Wear a gun and be proud, but bare breasts aren’t allowed (in this city) Dream up a scam and then rake in the clams (liquidity) It’s neither here nor there North and south and east and west It oughta be somewhere North and south and east and west ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6330 "2016-07-14T13:02:44Z")
East, south, west, north. Shred the atlas, burn the map. Often lost and path criss-crossed. Wake me up, I need a nap. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2016, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6331 "2016-07-14T13:09:57Z")
Wake me up before you go go Don’t leave me hanging on like a yo yo Wake me up before you go go I don’t want to miss it when you hit that high ---
**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:** [July 14, 2016, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6332 "2016-07-14T13:10:00Z")
You pack up your boots and blue jeans and your records and your pride, And you tell yourself you ventured and you tell yourself you tried. And it’s back to the surly doormen and the canopies you go. And the buses seem to chuckle and the towers seem to crow: “We told you so.” West End Avenue, Find me a golden cage to perch in. West End Avenue, Open your arms to one more urchin Who’s crawlin’ back to mama’s den. West End Avenue, You win again! ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6333 "2016-07-14T18:27:43Z")
She’s only a bird in a gilded cage A pitiful sight to see ---
**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:** [July 14, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6334 "2016-07-14T19:57:03Z")
Stalactites, stalagmites, shut me in, lock me tight Lips are dry, throat is dry, feel like burning, stomach churning I’m dressed up in a white costume Padding out leftover room Body stretching, feel the wretching In the cage…get me out of this cage! ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6335 "2016-07-14T20:29:13Z")
Spinning, whirling Still descending Like a spiral sea Unending ---
**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:** [July 15, 2016, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6336 "2016-07-15T00:21:19Z")
I look out the window The rain keeps on falling forever Do you remember The last time we looked at the sun Shiva descending And who’ll ever know how she comes ---
**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:** [July 15, 2016, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6337 "2016-07-15T01:10:46Z")
No you cannot kill the time You will not have to choose And then you’ll have to pay your dues You don’t care about the pain You will survive the day And speak the Thousand Names of God ---
**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:** [July 15, 2016, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6338 "2016-07-15T20:28:04Z")
All those crazy nights when I cried myself to sleep Now melodrama never makes me weep anymore 'Cause I haven’t got time for the pain I haven’t got room for the pain I haven’t the need for the pain Not since I’ve known you ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6339 "2016-07-15T20:53:58Z")
We are not to blame In seeing love is pain We are not ashamed To say that love is pain And we’ll do it again ---
**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:** [July 15, 2016, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6340 "2016-07-15T22:23:35Z")
In the mornin’ you go gunnin’ for the man who stole your water And you fire till he is done in but they catch you at the border And the mourners are all singin’ as they drag you by your feet But the hangman isn’t hangin’ and they put you on the street You go back, Jack, do it again Wheel turnin’ 'round and 'round You go back, Jack, do it again [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=316) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=318)