# 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:** 402
**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:** [March 15, 2017, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8021 "2017-03-15T23:32:02Z")
Got no mansion, got no yacht, Still I’m happy with what I’ve got; I’ve got the sun in the morning and the moon at night. Got no silver, got no gold, What I’ve got can’t be bought or sold; I’ve got the sun in the morning and the moon at night. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2017, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8022 "2017-03-16T01:15:37Z")
There is a calm I haven’t come to yet I spent half my life figuring what comes next I telescoped in. I’ll finally win, I’ll finally win the prize. That now my eyes see A comic’s perfect timing squeezed. I’m headfirst fighting everything The crushing force of memory Erasing all I’ve been The vanishing point appears ---
**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:** [March 16, 2017, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8023 "2017-03-16T02:05:37Z")
This is my fight song Take back my life song Prove I’m alright song ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2017, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8024 "2017-03-16T07:04:11Z")
It’s my life, it’s now or never I ain’t gonna live forever I just wanna live while I’m alive ---
**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:** [March 16, 2017, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8025 "2017-03-16T11:02:54Z")
I don’t need you to worry for me 'cause I’m alright I don’t want you to tell me it’s time to come home I don’t care what you say anymore this is my life Go ahead with your own life leave me alone ---
**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:** [March 16, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8026 "2017-03-16T14:56:00Z")
I’m alright Nobody worry 'bout me Why you got to gimme a fight? Can’t you just let it be? Who do you want Who you be today And who is it really Makin’ up your mind ---
**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:** [March 16, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8027 "2017-03-16T18:44:18Z")
Alright now! Won’t you listen? When I first met you, didn’t realize I can’t forget you, for your surprise You introduced me to my mind And left me wanting you and your kind ---
**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:** [March 16, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8028 "2017-03-16T19:26:06Z")
Don’t bogart that joint, my friend Pass it over to me Don’t bogart that joint, my friend Pass it over to 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:** [March 16, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8029 "2017-03-16T19:41:13Z")
Sun streaking cold, an old man wandering lonely Taking time, the only way he knows Leg hurting bad as he bends to pick a dog end He goes down to a bog and warms his feet Feeling alone, the army’s up the road Salvation a la mode and a cup of tea Aqualung, my friend, don’t you start away uneasy You poor old sod, you see it’s only me ---
**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:** [March 17, 2017, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8030 "2017-03-17T00:06:17Z")
If you see me passing by And you sit and you wonder why, And if you wish that you were a rambling too, Nail your shoes to the kitchen floor, Lace them up and bar the door, Thank your stars for the roof that’s over 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:** [March 17, 2017, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8031 "2017-03-17T00:35:42Z")
Show me a prison, show me a jail, Show me a prisoner whose face has gone pale And I’ll show you a young man with so many reasons why And there but for fortune, may go you or I ---
**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:** [March 17, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8032 "2017-03-17T01:04:03Z")
Soon the brightness fades And even dreams are too far Then your life becomes a prison All the bars are solid Made by your own hands Then you’re just a voice With silent demands I can hear your Voices Calling Lost Spirit Soul’s longing ---
**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:** [March 17, 2017, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8033 "2017-03-17T01:13:23Z")
Now if I had wings like an an-gel O-ver these pri-son walls I would fly And I’d fly to the arms of my poor dar-lin’ And there I’d be wil-ling to die ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8034 "2017-03-17T01:58:39Z")
I wish I could fly Around and around Over this town The dirt on the ground I’d follow your course Of doors left ajar To try to find out Who you really are ---
**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:** [March 17, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8035 "2017-03-17T16:56:21Z")
I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings Coming down is the hardest thing ---
**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:** [March 17, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8036 "2017-03-17T17:17:58Z")
The waiting is the hardest part Every day you get one more yard You take it on faith, you take it to the heart The waiting is the hardest part Oh, don’t let it kill you babe, don’t let it get to you Don’t let ‘em kill you babe, don’t let ‘em get to you I’ll be your breathin’ heart, I’ll be your cryin’ fool Don’t let this go too far, don’t let it get to 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:** [March 17, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8037 "2017-03-17T20:40:53Z")
A fool never learns To get away, just run away before his heart begins to break A fool never learns He’ll wait around Just hang around to see how much his heart can take ---
**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:** [March 17, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8038 "2017-03-17T22:08:32Z")
Joey tried to help me find a job A while ago. When I finally got it I didn’t want to go. The party Mary gave for me When I just walked away… Now there’s nothing left for me to say. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8039 "2017-03-17T22:23:40Z")
This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco This ain’t no fooling around No time for dancing, or lovey dovey I ain’t got time for that now ---
**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:** [March 17, 2017, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8040 "2017-03-17T22:36:05Z")
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