# 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:** 356
**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:** [November 3, 2016, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7101 "2016-11-03T15:33:32Z")
Put a stake through my heart And drag me into sunlight So awake for your greed As you’re slaying the dreamer Blame me, it’s me Coward, a good for nothing scapegoat Dumb kid, living a dream Romantic only on the paper ---
**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:** [November 3, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7102 "2016-11-03T15:42:52Z")
It’s a dream come true, which one will it be? It’s a dream come true, we’ll just wait and see Only the lucky ones get to steal the show Only the lucky ones really get to know Only the lucky, only the lucky ones get lucky ---
**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:** [November 3, 2016, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7103 "2016-11-03T16:50:56Z")
What’s the deal, spin the wheel If the dice are hot, take a shot Play your cards, show us what you got What you’re holding If the cards are cold Don’t go folding Lady Luck is golden She favors the bold, that’s cold Stop throwing stones The night has a thousand saxophones So get out there and rock And roll the bones ---
**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:** [November 3, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7104 "2016-11-03T17:37:29Z")
Luck be a lady tonight Luck be a lady tonight Luck if you’ve been a lady to begin with Luck be a lady tonight Luck let a gentleman see Just how nice a dame you can be I know the way you’ve treated other guys you’ve been with Luck be a lady with me ---
**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:** [November 3, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7105 "2016-11-03T18:54:45Z")
Well, she’s all you’d ever want She’s the kind I like to flaunt and take to dinner But she always knows her place She’s got style, she’s got grace, she’s a winner She’s a lady Oh, whoa, whoa, she’s a lady Talkin’ about that little lady And the lady is mine ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7106 "2016-11-03T21:56:09Z")
She gets too hungry for dinner at eight. She likes the theatre, and never comes late. She never bothers with people she’d hate. That’s why the lady is a tramp. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2016, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7107 "2016-11-03T22:18:18Z")
After eight A rendezvous with Kate She works late I’ve had a hard day watching color TV ---
**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:** [November 4, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7108 "2016-11-04T00:36:39Z")
Let me be weak, let me sleep and Dream Of Sheep. Oh I’ll wake up to any sound of engines Every gull a seeking craft I can’t keep my eyes open Wish I had my radio I’d tune into some friendly voices. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7109 "2016-11-04T00:41:47Z")
Calling occupants of interplanetary craft Calling occupants of interplanetary most extraordinary craft ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7110 "2016-11-04T00:44:28Z")
Sated! Now that I masturbated I’m in love but I’m hated. I don’t follow the crowd But I said you… Your covered in vile spew My filthy chunks are all over you ---
**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:** [November 4, 2016, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7111 "2016-11-04T02:18:17Z")
Sit around and watch the phone, but no one’s calling Call me pathetic, call me what you will My mother says to get a job But she don’t like the one she’s got When masturbation’s lost its fun, you’re fucking lonely ---
**Author:** ![Jesta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Jesta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesta)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7112 "2016-11-04T12:12:21Z")
Body and beats, I stain my sheets – I don’t even know why ---
**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:** [November 4, 2016, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7113 "2016-11-04T12:19:57Z")
I’ve got an uncontrollable urge (He’s got an uncontrollable urge) I’ve got an uncontrollable It’s got style, it’s got class So strong, I can’t let it pass I gotta tell you all about it I gotta scream and shout it Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7114 "2016-11-04T23:32:18Z")
Don’t you ever be sad Lean on me in times of bad When the day comes and you’re in doubt In a river of trouble about to drown Hold on, hold on I’m coming, I’m coming Hold on, hold on I’m coming, I’m coming ---
**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:** [November 5, 2016, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7115 "2016-11-05T01:11:34Z")
Come on Eileen, oh I swear (what he means) At this moment, you mean everything You in that dress, my thoughts I confess Verge on dirty, ah come on Eileen ---
**Author:** ![Jesta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Jesta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesta)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7116 "2016-11-05T07:21:11Z")
Silently she opens the drawer Mother’s little helper is coming out for more Strategically positioned before the midday show Her back is arched, those lips are parched Repeated blow by blow ---
**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:** [November 5, 2016, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7117 "2016-11-05T09:16:52Z")
But what if I’m a mermaid, in these jeans of his with her name still on it Hey, but I don’t care 'cause sometimes, I said sometimes I hear my voice. And it’s been here silent all these years ---
**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:** [November 5, 2016, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7118 "2016-11-05T12:23:57Z")
Good journey, love, time to go I checked your teeth and warmed your toes In the horizon I see them coming for you The mermaid grace, the forever call Beauty in spyglass on an old man’s porch The mermaids you turned loose brought back your tears ---
**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:** [November 5, 2016, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7119 "2016-11-05T12:39:47Z")
What would touch me deeper Tears that fall from eyes that only cry? Would it touch you deeper Than tears that fall from eyes That know why? ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7120 "2016-11-05T13:50:59Z")
Now you say you’re lonely, You cry the whole night through. Well you can cry me a river, Cry me a river, I cried a river over you. Now you say you’re sorry, For being so untrue. Well you can cry me a river, Cry me a river, I cried a river over you. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=355) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=357)