# 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:** 352
**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 23, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7021 "2016-10-23T22:13:29Z")
Starting a landslide in my ego Look from the outside to the world I left behind I’m dreaming, you’re awake If I were sleeping, what’s at stake? A day without 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:** [October 23, 2016, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7022 "2016-10-23T23:58:07Z")
I took my love, I took it down Climbed a mountain and I turned around And I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills ‘Til the landslide brought it down Oh, mirror in the sky What is love? Can the child within my heart rise above? Can I sail through the changin’ ocean tides? Can I handle the seasons of my life? ---
**Author:** ![Jesta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Jesta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesta)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7023 "2016-10-24T11:15:46Z")
When I find out all the reasons Maybe I’ll find another way Find another day With all the changing seasons of my life Maybe I’ll get it right next time And now that you’ve been broken down Got your head out of the clouds You’re back down on the ground And you don’t talk so loud And you don’t walk so proud ---
**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 24, 2016, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7024 "2016-10-24T22:09:37Z")
We’re flying high We’re watching the world pass us by Never want to come down Never want to put my feet back down on the ground ---
**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 25, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7025 "2016-10-25T01:03:24Z")
My high-flying bird has flown from out my arms I thought myself her keeper She thought I meant her harm She thought I was the archer A weather man of words But I could never shoot down My high-flying bird ---
**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 25, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7026 "2016-10-25T20:15:52Z")
People may say your some kind of a nut When you’re lifting your knees and you start to strut But if your really want to get out of a rut Do some turkey trottin’ and all your cares will be forgotten ---
**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 25, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7027 "2016-10-25T23:00:36Z")
Turkey in the straw, turkey in the hay Turkey in the straw, turkey in the hay Roll 'em up and twist 'em up a high tuck a-haw And hit 'em up a tune called Turkey in the Straw ---
**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 26, 2016, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7028 "2016-10-26T00:31:55Z")
Scarecrow! Scarecrow! The soldiers of the King feared his name Scarecrow ---
**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:** [October 26, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7029 "2016-10-26T00:36:04Z")
Out of the night, When the full moon is bright, Comes the horseman known as Zorro. This bold renegade Carves a “Z” with his blade, A “Z” that stands for Zorro. ---
**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 26, 2016, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7030 "2016-10-26T01:23:07Z")
Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore With his bag of things He gives to the poor And he takes from the rich Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore Riding through the land Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore Without a merry band He steals from the poor And gives to the rich Stupid bitch ---
**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 26, 2016, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7031 "2016-10-26T22:49:55Z")
I’m a bitch, I’m a bitch Oh the bitch is back Stone cold sober as a matter of fact I can bitch, I can bitch `Cause I’m better than you It’s the way that I move The things that I do, oh-oh ---
**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 27, 2016, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7032 "2016-10-27T08:24:32Z")
You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog Cryin’ all the time Well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit And you ain’t no friend of mine Well they said you was high-classed Well, that was just a lie Yeah they said you was high-classed Well, that was just a lie Well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit And you ain’t no friend of mine ---
**Author:** ![Brooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Brooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brooky)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7033 "2016-10-27T11:42:52Z")
I stole away and cried~I stole away and cried~~'Cause I never had too much money~and I never been quit satisfied~And he was a friend of mine ---
**Author:** ![Jesta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Jesta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesta)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7034 "2016-10-27T12:09:25Z")
A friend in needs a friend indeed, A friend with weed is better, A friend with breasts and all the rest, A friend who’s dressed in leather. ---
**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 27, 2016, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7035 "2016-10-27T13:08:02Z")
The enemy of my enemy The enemy of my enemy descends The enemy of my enemy The enemy of my enemy becomes my friend ---
**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 27, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7036 "2016-10-27T14:11:15Z")
It’s not easy love, but you’ve got friends you can trust Friends will be friends When you’re in need of love they give you care and attention Friends will be friends When you’re through with life and all hope is lost Hold out your hand 'cause friends will be friends Right till the end ---
**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 27, 2016, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7037 "2016-10-27T14:40:13Z")
Can you imagine us Years from today, Sharing a park bench quietly? How terribly strange To be seventy. Old friends, Memory brushes the same years, Silently sharing the same fear… ---
**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 27, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7038 "2016-10-27T16:33:51Z")
Time stand still I’m not looking back But I want to look around me now Time stands still See more of the people And the places that surround me now ---
**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 27, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7039 "2016-10-27T19:06:47Z")
She said luck is what you make it You just reach out and take it Now let’s dance a while She said nothing ever happens If you don’t make it happen And if you can’t laugh and smile But after a while you realize time flies And the best thing that you can do Is take whatever comes to you 'Cause time flies ---
**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 28, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7040 "2016-10-28T00:45:37Z")
His eyes are ablaze See the madman in his gaze Fly, on your way, like an eagle Fly as high as the sun On your way, like an eagle Fly and touch the sun [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=351) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=353)