# 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:** 368
**Author:** ![Jesta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Jesta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesta)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2016, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7341 "2016-12-11T11:01:02Z")
And it’s been a long December and there’s reason to believe Maybe this year will be better than the last I can’t remember all the times I tried to tell my myself To hold on to these moments as they pass And it’s one more day up in the canyon And it’s one more night in Hollywood It’s been so long since I’ve seen the ocean…I guess I should ---
**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:** [December 11, 2016, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7342 "2016-12-11T18:03:47Z")
And those Hollywood nights In those Hollywood hills She was looking so right In her diamonds and frills Oh those big city nights In those high rolling hills Above all the lights She had all of her skills ---
**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:** [December 11, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7343 "2016-12-11T20:00:01Z")
Now you’re telling me You’re not nostalgic Then give me another word for it You who are so good with words And at keeping things vague Because I need some of that vagueness now It’s all come back too clearly Yes I loved you dearly And if you’re offering me diamonds and rust I’ve already paid ---
**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:** [December 12, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7344 "2016-12-12T14:05:21Z")
When mistletoe and tinsel glow Paint a yuletide valentine Back home I go to those I know For a Christmas auld lang syne. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2016, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7345 "2016-12-12T14:15:09Z")
We’re not alone, we’ve got the world you know. And it won’t let us down, just wait and see. And we’ll grow old, but think how wise we’ll grow. There’s more you know, it’s only New Year’s Eve. It’s just another New Year’s Eve, Another night like all the rest. It’s just another New Year’s Eve, Let’s make it the best. It’s just another New Year’s Eve, It’s just another Auld Lang Syne, But when we’re through this New Year, you’ll see, will be Just fine. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2016, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7346 "2016-12-12T14:48:43Z")
A thousand years have come and gone, and near a thousand more, Since happier light from heaven shone than ever shone before: And in the hearts of old and young a joy most joyful stirred. That sent such news from tongue to tongue as ears had never heard. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7347 "2016-12-12T17:15:56Z")
He waits to see you For it has been long since you left him On his own to wander Woman of a thousand years How are your sons of a time ago? Do they still admire your silvered ways As you go down To the sea and the golden sand ---
**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:** [December 12, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7348 "2016-12-12T17:53:53Z")
Meanwhile and far away, as the night draws in He’s holding her right now, I can feel it all begin Meanwhile and far away, when the day is done I ride away, my friend, into the setting sun And the river’s running down Down to the sea ---
**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:** [December 12, 2016, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7349 "2016-12-12T22:06:00Z")
I choose the rooms that I live in with care, The windows are small and the walls almost bare, There’s only one bed and there’s only one prayer; I listen all night for your step on the stair. But I know from your eyes And I know from your smile That tonight will be fine, Will be fine, will be fine, will be fine For a while. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2016, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7350 "2016-12-12T23:15:45Z")
I used to live in a two-room apartment Neighbors knocking on my wall Times were hard, I don’t want to knock it I don’t miss it much at all Oh yeah, I’m all right, I just feel a little lonely tonight I’m okay, most of the time I just feel a little lonely tonight ---
**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:** [December 12, 2016, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7351 "2016-12-12T23:55:33Z")
Just moved in to 14G So cozy, calm, and peaceful Heaven for a mouse like me With quiet by the lease-full Pets are banned parties too And no solicitations Window seat with garden view A perfect nook to read a book I’m lost in my Jane Austen when I hear [_Dramatic opera_] Say it isn’t so Not the flat below From an opera wanna be In 13G A matinee of some cantata Wagner’s Ring And Traviata ---
**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:** [December 13, 2016, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7352 "2016-12-13T05:10:01Z")
So, let’s make the most of this beautiful day Since we’re together we might as well say: Would you be mine? Could you be mine? Won’t you be my neighbor? ---
**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:** [December 13, 2016, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7353 "2016-12-13T08:36:01Z")
It’s a lovely day today So whatever you’ve got to do You’ve got a lovely day to do it in, that’s true And I hope whatever you’ve got to do Is something that can be done by two For I’d really like to stay It’s a lovely day today And whatever you’ve got to do I’d be so happy to be doing it with you But if you’ve got something that must be done And it can only be done by one There is nothing more to say Except it’s a lovely day for saying It’s a lovely day ---
**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:** [December 13, 2016, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7354 "2016-12-13T12:47:00Z")
Wonderful day, passing my way Knock on my door and even the score with your eyes Lovely to see you again my friend Walk along with me to the next bend Dark cloud of fear is blowing away Now that you’re here, you’re going to stay, 'cause it’s Lovely to see you again my friend Walk along with me to the next bend ---
**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:** [December 13, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7355 "2016-12-13T19:16:57Z")
You just call out my name And you know where ever I am I’ll come running to see you again Winter, spring, summer, or fall All you have to do is call And I’ll be there, yeah, yeah You’ve got a friend ---
**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:** [December 13, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7356 "2016-12-13T19:46:19Z")
I’ll hold on but I need a shoulder to lean on Why if you love me must you leave me? Why are you going anywhere? Why must our love be something in the air? Cause just when I need you You won’t be there ---
**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:** [December 13, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7357 "2016-12-13T23:16:48Z")
You and I must make a pact We must bring salvation back Where there is love, I’ll be there (I’ll be there) I’ll reach out my hand to you I’ll have faith in all you do Just call my name and I’ll be there (I’ll be there) ---
**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:** [December 13, 2016, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7358 "2016-12-13T23:48:59Z")
Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arm hath bound the restless wave, Who bidd’st the mighty ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep; Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee, For those in peril on the sea! ---
**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:** [December 14, 2016, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7359 "2016-12-14T01:54:27Z")
Me and Joseph lost at sea Under rain and slowly waking He looks around and smiles at me 41 and we’re still waiting I’m not tired but I think I’ll lay back anyway I’m not hopeless but I think I’ll stay And even the waves won’t carry me away ---
**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:** [December 14, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7360 "2016-12-14T15:48:01Z")
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