# 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:** 373
**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 30, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7441 "2016-12-30T21:01:17Z")
Ooey gooey rich and chewy inside, Tender flaky golden cakey outside, Put the inside in the outside, Is it good? Darn tootin’! It’s the big Fig Newton! (Here’s the tricky part…) [Actor balances on one leg] The big Fig Newton!! ---
**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 31, 2016, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7442 "2016-12-31T01:45:02Z")
I was on the outside when you said You said you needed me I was looking at myself I was blind, I could not see A boy tries hard to be a man His mother takes him by his hand If he stops to think he starts to cry, oh why ---
**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 31, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7443 "2016-12-31T15:01:21Z")
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind but now I see. ---
**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 31, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7444 "2016-12-31T15:37:36Z")
Soft as the voice of an angel breathing a lesson unheard Hope with a gentle persuasion whispers a comforting word Wait till the darkness is over wait till the tempest is done Hope for the sunshine tomorrow after the darkness is gone Whispering hope oh how welcome Thy voice making my heart any sorrow rejoice If in the dusk of the twilight dimmed be the region afar ---
**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 31, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7445 "2016-12-31T15:37:50Z")
You are alive and high in my dreams You are the stars that mystify me And you are the wolf that frightens the thief And you are the voice that they disbelieve We are not chained to the wheel And you are the spark that sets us all free We are not chained to the wheel To the wheel ---
**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 31, 2016, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7446 "2016-12-31T15:38:41Z")
Like an image passing by, my love, my life In the mirror of your eyes, my love, my life I can see it all so clearly Answer me sincerely Was it a dream, a lie Like reflections of your mind, my love, my life Are the words you try to find, my love, my life But I know I don’t posses you So go away, God bless you You are still my love and my life Still my one and only ---
**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 31, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7447 "2016-12-31T20:59:39Z")
Come in from the cold I’ll owe you my heart Be my shelter Be my refuge from the night Love of my life Pour your light On the faith I can feel Make it real Make it real Faith Make it real ---
**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:** [January 1, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7448 "2017-01-01T19:05:40Z")
Make it last Make it last forever (Ever) Don’t let end our love end (Ooh…ooh…) (Ooh…ooh…ooh…oh…) Let’s make it last (Ooh…ooh…ooh…oh…) Let’s make it last forever and ever Don’t our let our love end (Oh…don’t let love end), mmm ---
**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:** [January 1, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7449 "2017-01-01T19:55:54Z")
We’ll know for the first time If we’re evil or divine We’re the last in line We’re the last in line See how we shine We’re the last in, we’re the last in We’re the last in, we’re the last in We’re the last in, we’re the first in line We’re a ship without a storm We’re the cold inside the warm We’re a laugh without a tear We’re the far without the near We’re the last in line, we’re the last in line We’re the last in line, see how we shine We’re the last in line ---
**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:** [January 1, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7450 "2017-01-01T20:21:07Z")
And we’re getting close now Forever lost This could be my last regress, precious to the lost And we’re getting closer And we’re getting close now Last exit for the lost ---
**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:** [January 2, 2017, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7451 "2017-01-02T12:37:17Z")
Take the last train to Clarksville And I’ll meet you at the station You can be there by four-thirty 'Cause I’ve made your reservation, don’t be slow ---
**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:** [January 2, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7452 "2017-01-02T20:41:55Z")
Draconian winter unforetold. One solar day, suddenly you’re lost. Your little envelope just makes me cold, Makes destination start to unfold. Our documents are useless, or forged beyond believing. Page forty-seven is unsigned, I need it by this evening. In the space between our cities, a storm is slowly forming. Something eating up our days, I feel it every morning. Destination, destination. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2017, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7453 "2017-01-02T22:14:30Z")
Life is so strange Destination unknown When you don’t know Your destination Something could change It’s unknown And then you won’t know Destination unknown ---
**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:** [January 3, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7454 "2017-01-03T00:09:22Z")
But oh Lord we’ve got to fight With the thoughts in the head with the dark and the light No use to stop and stare And if you don’t know where you’re going Any road will take you there ---
**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:** [January 3, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7455 "2017-01-03T01:42:40Z")
I see the time by the track Can’t see the road for the tears Taking kingdom for sun Hands grabbing air What is going on? What is moving on? Dreamer dreamer Trance as you dream In trance as mission Trans-American ---
**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:** [January 3, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7456 "2017-01-03T02:32:46Z")
Counting the cars On the New Jersey Turnpike They’ve all come To look for America, All come to look for America, All come to look for America. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2017, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7457 "2017-01-03T13:05:14Z")
A declaration Of the intention To stop extension into my airspace I’ll put the flags up Pull up the anchor And then you’ll know you’re in a different place But I can’t stand up, and I can’t sit down Cause a great big problem’s stopped me in my tracks I can’t relax cause I haven’t done a thing And I can’t do a thing cause I can’t relax Independence Day ---
**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:** [January 3, 2017, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7458 "2017-01-03T14:36:53Z")
Funny days in the park Every day’s the Fourth of July Funny days in the park Every day’s the Fourth of July People reaching, people touching A real celebration Waiting for us all If we want it, really want it Can you dig it (yes, I can) And I’ve been waiting such a long time For the day, yeah yeah ---
**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:** [January 3, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7459 "2017-01-03T20:36:30Z")
'Cos we will never listen to your rules (no) We will never do as others do (no) Know what we want and we get it from you Do what we like and we like what we do So let’s get a party going (let’s get a party going) Now it’s time to party and we’ll party hard (party hard) Let’s get a party going (let’s get a party going) When it’s time to party we will always party hard, party hard ---
**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:** [January 4, 2017, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7460 "2017-01-04T00:00:27Z")
Who’s to blame when parties really get out of hand? Who’s to blame when they get poorly planned? Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoooo-ooooooooo. Crashers get bombed, slobs make a mess. Ya know sometimes they’ll even ruin your wife’s dress. Crashers getttin’ bombed. (Who’s to blame?) Can you pull it back in line? Can you salvage it in time? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=372) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=374)