# 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:** 490
**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:** [May 27, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9781 "2018-05-27T22:03:16Z")
Cause you belong to the city You belong to the night Living in a river of darkness Beneath the neon light ---
**Author:** ![4d3fect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/4d3fect/32/9728_2.png) [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9782 "2018-05-28T03:31:57Z")
See the safety of the life you have built Everything where it belongs Feel the hollowness inside of your heart And it’s all right where it belongs ---
**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:** [May 28, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9783 "2018-05-28T13:58:04Z")
You see, it’s so nice to get away, get away for a day I see a hollow man, gun in hand, gun in hand, it points my way, oh You know, he follows me everywhere and everyday, I gotta get away I won’t miss him if he goes away and stays away, oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah He’s just a hunter for the devil Hollow man ---
**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:** [May 28, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9784 "2018-05-28T21:43:50Z")
Everybody needs a little time away I heard her say From each other Even lovers need a holiday Far away From each other ---
**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:** [May 29, 2018, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9785 "2018-05-29T01:43:54Z")
Let me take you far away You’d like a holiday Exchange the cold days for the sun A good time and fun ---
**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:** [May 29, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9786 "2018-05-29T16:24:12Z")
Let love shine And we will find A way to come together And make things better We need a holiday ---
**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:** [May 29, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9787 "2018-05-29T16:44:31Z")
I get so bored by the day’s end I’m holding on for the weekend I don’t know why I’m burning up inside Let’s get lost, feel like driving out of my mind Wheels on fire, see those dust clouds rising up to the sky ---
**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:** [May 29, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9788 "2018-05-29T16:52:33Z")
This wheel’s on fire Rolling down the road, Best notify my next of kin This wheel shall explode ---
**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:** [May 29, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9789 "2018-05-29T18:04:40Z")
Ooh, this planet’s on fire Oh, Satan’s desire We’ve seen the rise, we’ll see the fall He’s here to see us all burn in hell ---
**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:** [May 29, 2018, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9790 "2018-05-29T23:04:25Z")
Save yourself a penny for the ferryman Save yourself and let them suffer In hope In love This world ain’t ready for The Ark Save yourself a penny for the ferryman Save yourself and let them suffer In hope In love Mankind works in mysterious ways Welcome to hell, to my Planet Hell! ---
**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:** [May 30, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9791 "2018-05-30T14:13:27Z")
I got six bits Jolly, jolly six bits I got six bits To last me all me life. I got two bits to spend And two bits to lend And two bits to send home to my wife (poor wife). ---
**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:** [May 30, 2018, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9792 "2018-05-30T14:34:19Z")
My life’s in jeopardy Murdered in cold blood is what I’m gonna be I ain’t been home since Friday night And now my wife is coming after 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:** [May 30, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9793 "2018-05-30T15:26:58Z")
I was there to match my intellect on national TV Against a plumber, oh and an architect, both with a PhD I was tense, I was nervous, I guess it just wasn’t my night Art Fleming gave the answers Oh, but I couldn’t get the questions right-ight-ight I lost on Jeopardy, baby, ooh I lost on Jeopardy, baby, ooh ---
**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:** [May 30, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9794 "2018-05-30T18:08:50Z")
The Wheel of Fortune Goes spinning around Will the arrow point my way? Will this be my day? ---
**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:** [May 31, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9795 "2018-05-31T18:11:46Z")
What goes up must come down Spinnin’ wheel got to go ‘round Talkin’ ‘bout your troubles it’s a cryin’ sin Ride a painted pony let the spinnin’ wheel spin ---
**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:** [May 31, 2018, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9796 "2018-05-31T20:13:38Z")
Starry Starry night Flaming colors that brightly blaze Swirling clouds of violet haze reflect in Vincent’s eyes of China blue. Colors changing hue Morning fields of amber grain Weathered faces lined in pain Are soothed beneath the artist’s Loving hand. ---
**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2018, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9797 "2018-06-01T06:39:59Z")
Keep a clean nose Watch the plain clothes You don’t need a weather man To know which way the wind blows (which is why, as I think about it, we didn’t need the SDS Weathermen. We knew which way “the wind blows” without them) ---
**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:** [June 1, 2018, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9798 "2018-06-01T13:21:15Z")
Because the wolf was howling Because the moon was on the rise Because the sun was fading Because the storm was in her eyes Never trust a weather girl She laughs when she kills you Never kiss a weather girl ---
**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:** [June 1, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9799 "2018-06-01T13:43:08Z")
Yesterday’s love was like A warm summer breeze, But like the weather, you change. Now things are dreary, baby, and it’s Windy and cold, And I stand alone in the rain, Calling your name. Oh Stormy, Oh Stormy, Bring back that sunny 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:** [June 1, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9800 "2018-06-01T13:56:28Z")
Calling to the sky The thunder drowns my voice within the rain And I know you’re near me And I call throughout the storm I know that you don’t hear me I call your name I call your name I call your name Can you hear me call your name? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=489) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=491)