# 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:** 492
**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 11, 2018, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9821 "2018-06-11T00:40:18Z")
Turning, spinning, Catherine wheeling Forever changing, there’s no beginning You’re so very far from home And so very much alone ---
**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:** [June 11, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9822 "2018-06-11T01:23:34Z")
Monday, sad sad Monday She’s waiting for me But I’m a long long way from home Sad, sad Monday She’s waiting for me But I’m a long long way from home ---
**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 11, 2018, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9823 "2018-06-11T01:27:23Z")
Now you think you’re wiser because you’re older And you think that money buys everything And you think that you need no one to guide you But you’re still a long way from home. ---
**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 12, 2018, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9824 "2018-06-12T05:54:32Z")
Well, I’m near the end and I just ain’t got the time And I’m wasted and I can’t find my way home ---
**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:** [June 12, 2018, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9825 "2018-06-12T06:38:45Z")
And when you feel you’re near the end And there’s a stranger where once was a friend And you are left without a word Only the whispers that you’ve overheard ---
**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 12, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9826 "2018-06-12T13:39:38Z")
Come, dearie, near me so ye can hear me, I’ve got to whisper this softly. For though I’m burnin’ to shout my yearnin’, the words come tiptoein’ off me. Oh, come to me, bend to me, kiss me good day! Darlin’ my darlin’, ‘tis all I can say. Jus’ come to me, bend to me, kiss me good day! Gie me your lips an’ don’t take them away. ---
**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:** [June 12, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9827 "2018-06-12T13:44:58Z")
Dearie, life was cheery In the good old days gone by Do you remember Uh huh! Well if you remember Well? Well, Dearie, you’re much older than I ---
**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 12, 2018, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9828 "2018-06-12T13:49:59Z")
eep in December, it’s nice to remember, Although you know the snow will follow. Deep in December, it’s nice to remember, Without a hurt the heart is hollow. Deep in December, it’s nice to remember, The fire of September that made us mellow. Deep in December, our hearts should remember And follow. ---
**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:** [June 12, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9829 "2018-06-12T13:59:10Z")
Lights around the tree Mama’s whistling Takes me back again There’s something bout’ December ---
**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 12, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9830 "2018-06-12T14:00:37Z")
When I was small, and Christmas trees were tall We used to love while others used to play Don’t ask me why, but time has passed us by Some one else moved in from far away Now we are tall, and Christmas trees are small And you don’t ask the time of day But you and I, our love will never die But guess we’ll cry come first of May ---
**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 14, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9831 "2018-06-14T16:15:01Z")
I’ve got tall trees I’ve got the wind that blows I’ve got small knees But they don’t show So nobody knows ---
**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:** [June 15, 2018, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9832 "2018-06-15T12:56:31Z")
The rain is Tess The fire is Jo And they call the wind Maria. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9833 "2018-06-15T21:52:27Z")
Maria, you’ve gotta see her Go insane and out of your mind Latina, Ave Maria A million and one candle lights ---
**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:** [June 16, 2018, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9834 "2018-06-16T03:02:45Z")
How do you solve a problem like Maria? How do you catch a cloud and pin it down? How do you find the word that means Maria? ---
**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 16, 2018, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9835 "2018-06-16T03:18:22Z")
I just might have a problem that you’ll understand We all need somebody to lean on ---
**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 17, 2018, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9836 "2018-06-17T04:21:08Z")
Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2018, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9837 "2018-06-17T04:33:14Z")
I want to walk across the Rainbow Bridge And see my fathers in the Golden Hall They beckon me to join their feast In my dreams I hear their call ---
**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 17, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9838 "2018-06-17T16:23:59Z")
I could drive some old car through the desert tonight Sleep on hotel sheets all soft and white I will stop at the Mystery Spot, see water run uphill I know I can make it, I’m convinced I will Roll, L.A. River, roll and take me to a better world Where the sun shines all day and the children laugh and play ---
**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:** [June 22, 2018, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9839 "2018-06-22T00:54:00Z")
Sunshine, come on back another day I promise you I’ll be singin’ This old world, she’s gonna turn around Brand new bells will be ringin’ ---
**Author:** ![CharmaChameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@CharmaChameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharmaChameleon)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/9840 "2018-06-22T03:20:55Z")
I’m walking on sunshine (Wow!) I’m walking on sunshine (Wow!) I’m walking on sunshine (Wow!) And don’t it feel good (Hey! Alright now!) And don’t it feel good (I’ll say it I’ll say it I’ll say it again now) And don’t it feel good (Hey yeah now!) And don’t it feel good (Don’t it, don’t it, don’t it, don’t it, don’t it, don’t it) (Thanks to Katrina and the Waves!) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=491) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666.md?page=493)