# The Reply Is A Song Lyric

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [April 11, 2010, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726 "2010-04-11T12:09:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726/141 "2010-04-14T02:55:30Z")

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Its been a long time, been a long time,

Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time.

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**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726/142 "2010-04-14T03:01:16Z")

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Owner of a lonely heart  
Owner of a lonely heart  
Much better than - a  
Owner of a broken heart  
Owner of a lonely heart

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726/143 "2010-04-14T03:05:28Z")

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There’s gonna be a heartache tonight.

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**Author:** ![Uncle\_Goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Uncle\_Goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Goat)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726/144 "2010-04-14T03:45:01Z")

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Broken hearts are for assholes

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726/145 "2010-04-14T04:13:57Z")

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Were you born an asshole?  
Or did you work at it your whole life?  
Either way it worked out fine  
'cause you’re an asshole tonight.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726/146 "2010-04-14T08:18:25Z")

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Maybe i shouldn’t be singing this song  
Ranting and raving and carrying on  
Maybe they’re right when they tell me I’m wrong

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**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726/147 "2010-04-14T09:56:58Z")

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Let your yeah be yeah and your no be no, now.

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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726/148 "2010-04-14T10:32:34Z")

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No no no, you don’t love me and I know now.

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**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726/149 "2010-04-14T10:45:50Z")

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De doo doo do, de da da dah, is all I want to say to you…

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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726/150 "2010-04-14T11:04:32Z")

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Da da da (I don’t love you, you don’t love me)

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**Author:** ![Uncle\_Goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Uncle\_Goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Goat)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726/151 "2010-04-14T12:22:28Z")

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Doesn’t mean that much to me to mean that much to you

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**Author:** ![I\_Am\_The\_Lorax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e19adc/32.png) [@I\_Am\_The\_Lorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Am_The_Lorax)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726/152 "2010-04-14T12:26:49Z")

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Mean Mr. Mustard sleeps in the park/ Shaves in the dark/ Tryin’ to save paper

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**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726/153 "2010-04-14T12:31:07Z")

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This gun’s for hire even if we’re just dancing in the dark.

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**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726/154 "2010-04-14T13:02:53Z")

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Hey, Joe, I said where you goin’ with that gun in your hand ?

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**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:** [April 14, 2010, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726/155 "2010-04-14T13:12:47Z")

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Happiness is a warm gun

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726/156 "2010-04-14T13:56:14Z")

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Happiness runs in a circular motion,  
Thought is like a little boat upon the sea

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726/157 "2010-04-14T14:14:44Z")

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And the people all said “Sit down! Sit down, you’re rocking the boat!”

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**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726/158 "2010-04-14T14:23:00Z")

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Those who feel the breath of sadness, sit down next to me.  
Those who feel they’re touched by madness, sit down next to me…

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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726/159 "2010-04-14T14:26:49Z")

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Can I play with madness?

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**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reply-is-a-song-lyric/535726/160 "2010-04-14T14:36:07Z")

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Madness. Madness, they call it madness.  
Well if this is madness, then I’m the one full of gladness.

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