# 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:** 385
**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:** [February 7, 2017, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7681 "2017-02-07T01:55:33Z")
“It is always Nice to see you” Says the man Behind the counter To the woman Who has come in She is shaking Her umbrella ---
**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:** [February 7, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7682 "2017-02-07T02:11:37Z")
Changing your ways, changing those surrounding you Changing your ways, more than any man can do Open your heart, show him the anger and pain, so you heal Maybe he’s looking for his womanly side, let him feel You had to be so strong And you do nothing wrong Nothing wrong at all We’re gonna to break it down We have to shake it down Shake it all around ---
**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:** [February 7, 2017, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7683 "2017-02-07T22:50:06Z")
Uh well, dance all night, play all day Don’t let nothin’ get in the way Dance all night, keep the beat Don’t you worry 'bout two left feet Shake it up, shake it up, oo yeah Shake it up, shake it up ---
**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:** [February 8, 2017, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7684 "2017-02-08T01:39:39Z")
My girl loves to party all the time, Party all the time, party all the time. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2017, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7685 "2017-02-08T03:45:29Z")
The party’s over It’s time to call it a day They’ve burst your pretty balloon And taken the moon away ---
**Author:** ![Jesta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Jesta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesta)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7686 "2017-02-08T08:25:04Z")
No need to whimper no need to shout This party’s over so get the fuck out Get the fuck out ---
**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:** [February 8, 2017, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7687 "2017-02-08T13:21:43Z")
Show me the way to go home I’m tired and I want to go to bed I had a little drink about an hour ago And it’s gone right to my head ---
**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:** [February 8, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7688 "2017-02-08T13:44:10Z")
Everyday baby, when the sun go down I get with my friends, an’ I begin to clown I don’t care, what the people are thinkin’ I ain’t drunk, I’m just drinkin’ ---
**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:** [February 8, 2017, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7689 "2017-02-08T13:52:32Z")
'Cause I’ve got friends in low places Where the whiskey drowns And the beer chases my blues away And I’ll be okay I’m not big on social graces Think I’ll slip on down to the oasis Oh, I’ve got friends in low places ---
**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:** [February 8, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7690 "2017-02-08T14:17:55Z")
Midnight at the oasis Send your camel to bed Shadows paintin’ our faces Traces of romance in our heads Heaven’s holdin’ a half-moon Shinin’ just for us Let’s slip off to a sand dune, real soon And kick up a little dust Come on, Cactus is our friend He’ll point out the way Come on, till the evenin’ ends Till the evenin’ ends You don’t have to answer There’s no need to speak I’ll be your belly dancer, prancer And you can be my sheik ---
**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:** [February 8, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7691 "2017-02-08T15:32:00Z")
Let me tell you about Ahab the Arab The sheik of the burning sand He had emeralds and rubies just drippin’ off ‘a him And a ring on every finger of his hand He wore a big ol’ turban wrapped around his head And a scimitar by his side And, every evenin’, about midnight He’d jump on his camel named Clyde ---
**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:** [February 8, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7692 "2017-02-08T17:38:14Z")
Whoop, Whoop Clyde plays electric bass, Plays it with finese and grace Set on a porch, ain’t got no shoes Pickin’ the bass and singin’ the blues Misery loves company, This ole dog sings harmony, Tamborine tied to his tail, You can hear him moan, you can hear him wail, 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:** [February 9, 2017, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7693 "2017-02-09T05:23:04Z")
These times are sent to try men’s souls But something’s wrong with all you see You, you’ll take it on all yourself Remember, misery loves company Misery You insist that the weight of the world Should be on your shoulders Misery There’s much more to life than what you see My friend of misery, my friend of misery ---
**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:** [February 9, 2017, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7694 "2017-02-09T06:34:44Z")
Misery You’re only happy when you’re feeling totally down Misery I only ever see you when your chin’s hanging on the ground Well, until you learn to laugh at yourself You’ll never get anywhere with me I’m down but I’m still happy But you’re such a misery ---
**Author:** ![Jesta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Jesta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesta)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7695 "2017-02-09T08:34:39Z")
Along crags and sunless cracks I go Up rib of rock, down spine of stone I dare not slumber where the night winds whistle Lest her creeping-soul clutch this heart of thistle O the same God that abandon’d her Has in turn abandon’d me And softenin’ the turf with my tears I dug a Well of Misery ---
**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:** [February 9, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7696 "2017-02-09T13:30:09Z")
You can see the Earth, we’re high here We’re climbing over Sumertown You can kiss the air, we’re gliding Follow me for Sumerland No sound life, no essence We lay enstranged in our curious ways Memories lay beside us But I’m seeing through an age who I am Through Sumerland lead me Through Sumerland lead me ---
**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:** [February 9, 2017, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7697 "2017-02-09T14:50:48Z")
The summer wind came blowin’ in from across the sea It lingered there, to touch your hair and walk with me All summer long we sang a song and then we strolled that golden sand Two sweethearts and the summer wind ---
**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:** [February 9, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7698 "2017-02-09T22:12:45Z")
Who’s peekin’ out from under a stairway Calling a name that’s lighter than air Who’s bending down to give me a rainbow Everyone knows it’s Windy Who’s tripping down the streets of the city Smilin’ at everybody she sees Who’s reachin’ out to capture a moment Everyone knows it’s Windy ---
**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:** [February 9, 2017, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7699 "2017-02-09T22:40:39Z")
There is someone walking behind you, Turn around, look at me. There is someone watching your footsteps, Turn around, look at me ---
**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:** [February 9, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7700 "2017-02-09T22:49:38Z")
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