# 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:** 381
**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 28, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7601 "2017-01-28T15:23:39Z")
This was dawn, there were no rules, we were so young, Movies were born; so many songs yet to be sung. So many roads still unexplored; We gave the world new ways to dream. Somehow we found new ways to dream. Joan of Arc; look at my face, isn’t it strong? There in the dark, up on the screen, where I belong. We’ll show them all nothing has changed, We’ll give the world new ways to dream Everyone needs new ways to dream ---
**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 28, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7602 "2017-01-28T15:50:50Z")
Infinite dreams, I can’t deny them Infinity is hard to comprehend I couldn’t hear those screams Even in my wildest dreams ---
**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 28, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7603 "2017-01-28T17:45:42Z")
She’s a wild child Got a rebel soul with a whole lot of gypsy wild style She can’t be tied down but for a while I’ll be falling free and so in love Might break my heart but God she drives me wild child You’ve never heard of her favorite band unless you Been to Bonnaroo or Burning Man She’s Penny Lane in a Chevy van, she loves to love ---
**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 28, 2017, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7604 "2017-01-28T21:46:44Z")
I got one more life Can you see it wasting away? But I got a plan, oh Do you understand? The drugstore wife I was dealing soul and other white I won’t shake your hands, ah 'Cause death has no plans But here we are the rolling people Can’t stay for long We gotta go So come alive with the rolling people Don’t ask why We just know ---
**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 29, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7605 "2017-01-29T02:40:16Z")
I took the city 'bout one a.m. Loaded, loaded I’m all geared up to score again Loaded, loaded I come alive in the neon light That’s when I make my moves right ---
**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 29, 2017, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7606 "2017-01-29T23:52:29Z")
They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom For trying to change the system from within I’m coming now, I’m coming to reward them First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin ---
**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 30, 2017, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7607 "2017-01-30T00:25:06Z")
Seen the lights go out on broadway I saw the Empire State laid low And life went on beyond the Palisades They all bought Cadillacs and left there long ago They held a concert out in Brooklyn To watch the island bridges blow They turned our power down And drove us underground But we went right on with the show ---
**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 30, 2017, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7608 "2017-01-30T00:35:20Z")
There’s no people like show people, they smile when they are low Even with a turkey that you know will fold, you may be stranded out in the cold Still you wouldn’t change it for a sack of gold, let’s go on with the show ---
**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 30, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7609 "2017-01-30T01:20:59Z")
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends We’re so glad you could attend, come inside, come inside There behind a glass stands a real blade of grass Be careful as you pass, move along, move along Come inside, the show’s about to start Guaranteed to blow your head apart Rest assured you’ll get your money’s worth Greatest show in Heaven, Hell or Earth You’ve got to see the show, it’s a dynamo You’ve got to see the show, it’s rock and roll, oh ---
**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 30, 2017, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7610 "2017-01-30T01:33:40Z")
I’m the center of attraction neath the bigtop I’m a star A simple dude who can’t recoop from a love that’s gone too far I know my heart will break the day you bring the curtain down Where is the circus here comes the clown ---
**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:** [January 30, 2017, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7611 "2017-01-30T11:07:38Z")
Just when I’d stopped opening doors Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours Making my entrance again with my usual flair Sure of my lines No one is there Don’t you love farce? My fault, I fear I thought that you’d want what I want Sorry, my dear But where are the clowns? There ought to be clowns Quick, send in the clowns ---
**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 30, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7612 "2017-01-30T14:01:43Z")
Clowns were my boss at every job I ever had Clowns run all the record companies that ever said we’re bad Clowns pretended to be a girl who pretended to be my friend This world is run by clowns who can’t wait for it to 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:** [January 30, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7613 "2017-01-30T14:23:27Z")
[Unbelievably, negatory on a search, tho I woulda sworn someone used it awhile back. Oh weel…] Yes, I’m stuck in the middle with you And I’m wondering what it is I should do It’s so hard to keep this smile from my face Losing control, yeah, I’m all over the place Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right Here I am, stuck in the middle with you ---
**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 30, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7614 "2017-01-30T14:29:09Z")
Here comes the circus, everyone loves the circus, And that includes the merry Mouseketeers! ---
**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 30, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7615 "2017-01-30T14:34:32Z")
Oh what a circus, oh what a show Argentina has gone to town Over the death of an actress called Eva Peron We’ve all gone crazy Mourning all day and mourning all night Falling over ourselves to get all of the misery right Oh what an exit, that’s how to go When they’re ringing your curtain down Demand to be buried like Eva Peron It’s quite a sunset And good for the country in a roundabout way We’ve made the front page of all the world’s papers today ---
**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 30, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7616 "2017-01-30T17:47:20Z")
Eva flies away Dreams the world far away In this cruel children’s game There’s no friend to call her name Eva sails away Dreams the world far away The Good in her will be my sunflower field ---
**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 30, 2017, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7617 "2017-01-30T23:14:23Z")
Hans plays with Lotte, Lotte plays with Jane Jane plays with Willi, Willi is happy again Suki plays with Leo, Sacha plays with Britt Adolf builds a bonfire, Enrico plays with it Whistling tunes we hid in the dunes by the seaside Whistling tunes we’re kissing baboons in the jungle It’s a knockout If looks could kill, they probably will In games without frontiers - war without tears Games without frontiers - war without tears ---
**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 30, 2017, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7618 "2017-01-30T23:17:15Z")
I got it from Agnes She got it from Jim We all agree it must have been Louise who gave it to him Now she got it from Harry Who got it from Marie And ev’rybody knows that Marie Got it from 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:** [January 31, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7619 "2017-01-31T01:31:39Z")
And the days they get longer and longer And the nighttime is a time of little use For I just get ugly and older I get juiced on Mateus and just hang loose And I get bombed for breakfast in the morning I get bombed for dinner time and tea I dress in rags, smell a lot, and have a real good time I’m a genuine example of a social disease ---
**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 31, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7620 "2017-01-31T02:28:50Z")
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