# 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:** 346
**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:** [October 4, 2016, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6901 "2016-10-04T09:57:18Z")
Well, my heart knows me better than I know myself So I’m gonna let it do all the talking (Woo, hoo, woo, hoo) I came across a place in the middle of nowhere With a big black horse and a cherry tree (Woo, hoo, woo, hoo) ---
**Author:** ![Jesta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Jesta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesta)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6902 "2016-10-04T10:33:33Z")
I got my head checked By a jumbo jet It wasn’t easy But nothing is No Woo-hoo ---
**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:** [October 4, 2016, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6903 "2016-10-04T11:40:29Z")
Jet City Woman. It’s a long way, home to my Jet City Woman. I see her face everywhere, can’t get her out of my mind ---
**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:** [October 4, 2016, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6904 "2016-10-04T11:55:56Z")
I need to be myself I can’t be no-one else I’m feeling supersonic Give me gin and tonic You can have it all but how much do you want it? You make me laugh Give me your autograph Can I ride with you in your BMW? You can sail with me in my yellow submarine ---
**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:** [October 4, 2016, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6905 "2016-10-04T13:21:45Z")
Hey Jack…I know what your thinking. That now’s As good as any to start drinking. Hey Scotty…Yeah…What’s it gonna be? A gin & Tonic sounds might mighty good to me. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6906 "2016-10-04T13:37:45Z")
Should we take a cab home Jesus Man, we can hoof it from here I know you can walk on the water But can you walk on this much beer Are you drinkin’ with me Jesus I can’t see you very clear ---
**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:** [October 4, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6907 "2016-10-04T14:04:35Z")
And yeah, yeah, God he looks baked And yeah, yeah, God He smells good, And yeah, yeah, yeah yeah yeah… What if God smoked cannabis? Hit the bong like some of us? ---
**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:** [October 4, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6908 "2016-10-04T14:04:52Z")
Jesus, won’t you help me find my way Won’t you send me some money in the mail Jesus, won’t you let me drink one more It helps me to ignore how much I’ve failed ---
**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:** [October 4, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6909 "2016-10-04T14:25:28Z")
Jesus, you´re a very hot ticket on Broadway. Told us you´d be back, but what do you know? A-wop bop a loo-bop, a-wop bam boom! All you ever needed was a couple good tunes! Jesus, I bet your Daddy´s proud of you now! Jesus loves me, this I know, Gave me house seats to his show. Oh, when the cash starts rolling in, Oh, when the cash starts rolling in, Aren´t you glad you signed up the Savior, When the cash starts rolling in? ---
**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:** [October 4, 2016, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6910 "2016-10-04T15:24:11Z")
Satan my master I slit my wrists to drain me of my blood Satan my master Up side down I turn the cross of God Satan my master Receive this sacrifice this blood of mine Satan my master I cut into my rotten flesh your signs ---
**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:** [October 4, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6911 "2016-10-04T17:04:35Z")
They laughed, they loved They fought, they drank They jumped a lot of fences They robbed the rich Gave to the poor Except what they kept for expenses So when other legends are forgotten We’ll remember back when things were rotten Yay for Robin Hood" ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6912 "2016-10-04T22:13:21Z")
We all live in a yellow submarine. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2016, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6913 "2016-10-04T23:04:39Z")
Livin’ on the edge You can’t help yourself from fallin’ Livin’ on the edge You can’t help yourself at all Livin’ on the edge You can’t stop yourself from fallin’ Livin’ on the edge ---
**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:** [October 5, 2016, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6914 "2016-10-05T01:35:13Z")
Close to the edge, round by the corner Down at the end, round by the river Seasons will pass you by Now when it’s all over and done Called to the seed, right to the sun Now that you find, now that you’re whole Seasons will pass you by I get up, I get down ---
**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:** [October 5, 2016, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6915 "2016-10-05T02:16:38Z")
We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time ---
**Author:** ![Jesta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Jesta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesta)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6916 "2016-10-05T12:08:18Z")
Ten years ago I met a girl named Joy She was a sweet and happy thing Her eyes were bright blue jewels And we were married in the spring I had no idea what happiness and little love could bring Or what life had in store But all things move toward their end All things move toward their their end On that you can be sure La la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la Then one morning I awoke to find her weeping And for many days to follow She grew so sad and lonely Became Joy in name only ---
**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:** [October 5, 2016, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6917 "2016-10-05T13:52:31Z")
This is the story of a girl Who cried a river and drowned the whole world And while she looked so sad in photographs I absolutely love her, when she smiles ---
**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:** [October 5, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6918 "2016-10-05T15:48:17Z")
Yeah we walked down the aisle for another mile I’d walk a million miles for one of your smiles And you can have all the money soon You’re so deluxe, you’re so divine You’re so fifty light years ahead of your time ---
**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:** [October 5, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6919 "2016-10-05T19:45:08Z")
But I would walk 500 miles And I would walk 500 more Just to be the man who walked 1, 000 miles To fall down at your door ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/6920 "2016-10-05T21:47:11Z")
If you miss the train I’m on, you will know that I am gone You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles, A hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles. Lord I’m one, Lord I’m two, Lord I’m three, Lord I’m four, Lord I’m 500 miles from my home. 500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles Lord I’m five hundred miles from my home. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=345) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=347)