Rundgren, Todd - Ping Me Lyrics






I know it isn't fair to ask for something
That I may not return
Sometimes I get so absent-minded
I come off unconcerned

I guess it's true, I may have volunteered
I never dreamed that I would end up here
I wouldn't want to take up any time
Just let me know that I have crossed your mind

And ping me
You don't have to ring me
There's no gift you need to bring me
No song that you should sing me
Just ping me

When so much time has passed you wonder
Are things really the same?
And if my expectations are a burden
Then I will take the blame

It doesn't bother me to be alone
I've gotten used to being on my own
A little sustenance is all I need
A small reminder that you think of me

So ping me
You don't have to ring me
There's no gift you need to bring me
Not a song you that you should sing me
Just ping me

I thought I'd never have a friend like you
Someone who loves no matter what I do
I hope you know I feel the same way too
And I will be there if your need is true

But I have always been a solitary man
I try to change but find I never can
So please forgive my distant silences, my friend
You're in my heart until we meet again

Just ping me
You know you don't have to ring me
There's no gift you need to bring me
There's no song you need to sing me
Just ping me
Just ping me





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  1. s.... c....

    I love ..oh nver mind just ping me. :)

  2. t.... ....

    Five years on, my god this is great. Where did the years go?

  3. M.... S....

    Yes we do not always hear.....you........what you need... easy to get caught up in myself........not seeing you....hearing you.......not thinking anyone needs us...... let me hear you....... need me..... love........

  4. M.... S....

    The words that define ....... the story we see...........may not be our story but we ... feel the story of someone else............. that is what we see.......so we speak... the words that define ......you...... the story that is you........not ours ....

  5. R.... 8....

    PING? TODD?

  6. s.... c....

    He is a genius.. true star and beautiful human being.

  7. H.... Y....

    Todd.
    For forty-two years , for me -
    Todd.
    Only Todd.

  8. V.... C....

    ping -c3 tr-i.com
    # since you asked for it...

  9. c.... ....

    how is this melody so sticky? the man is a genius. so infectious.

  10. S.... F....

    thank you much Todd..I don't know which I like most when I'm dealing with hearing you

  11. S.... F....

    yes ping me and everyone in this old world too.................

  12. S.... M....

    Going to see him on Monday at the Fillmore in SF!

  13. A.... ....

    What a great song. Best on the album!

  14. K.... B....

    PING ME!!!

    K.... B....

    +Kathleen Beach just let me know...when the range is correct , to ping you, kathleen...

  15. W.... C....

    Lectro-TODD!!!!! I love it.

  16. m.... ....

    This is great! Thanks!

  17. K.... B....

    I saw Todd a couple of nights later at Billboard live in Tokyo!

  18. R.... A....

    bleep the critics. They want to put you in a box, they verbally set fire to it. It is their job. As with all true musical artists (the few left), there is no BOX in which to place them. Thus, the best nearly always wind up broke destitute, and unsung. Thru pure tenacity, Todd has been able to avoid this fate. He is a true artist and we how recognize it will back him in
    his artistry.

  19. C.... B....

    This song is so beautiful ;)

  20. C.... M....

    I saw him in Austin. I was dancing in the crowd. Surreality is his best work yet.

    C.... M....

    I saw it too..seeing Todd perform live is a peaceful loving mind altering flash of wonder and amazement.

  21. K.... B....

    TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT!!! TODD at THE CANYON CLUB♥♪♥ WOOT WOOT all you Todd fans♥♥♥

  22. R.... C....

    I saw Todd's concert at Gruene Hall just outside San Antonio, TX last Saturday. Great show. I'll be in Sao Paulo, Brasil on vacation when he is there. Can't wait to see his concert yet again.

  23. K.... B....

    Got it♥ I added last ride... Shuttle's LAST RIDE♥♪♥ PERFECT song for it♥

  24. K.... B....

    It was on one of my other list...pvt. on on favorites....

  25. t.... c....

    Hey Kathleen - how come Todd's Last Ride - Live at Daryl's Place is not in your favourite 198??? (even though its actually live at Todd's place in Hawai! Check it out. Fabulous!!!

  26. G.... B....

    Also saw Todd in Bristol last week, I agree, immense as always, the guy is pure class!!! Brilliant!!!

  27. t.... c....

    Saw him in Bristol last week. Never disappoints - fantastic musician and always experimenting. Saw him last year signing all those songs you just have to see him do once in your life but he cannot keep doing the classics - that's why he is the TRUE musical genius! Love this.

  28. M.... C....

    Thanks for putting this out there......Just one more Victory.......State.

  29. t.... ....

    Saw Todd and his fellow musicians last night at the Sage in Gateshead (UK). The average age of the audience looked about 60! I took my 14 year old daughter. She thinks he is brilliant and also raves about his former work.
    Do everyone a favour and take your kids along to see what real music is about, before people like this disappear.
    Thanks for a great night.

  30. L.... ....

    Great track... sitting lisyening to tjis in pub across from venue in glasgow he's playing tonight :)

  31. V.... L....

    Yeeeeeeee-HAWWWWW!!! AWEsome, homie! I get a creamy seizure with your voice sound vibe. Thx? THXXX!!! mmmmmm.... Want to see you naked on stage. Thank you? THANK U!!!

  32. p.... ....

    I really enjoyed this! Thanks for posting. I will see Todd live in Dallas HOB in June!!!

  33. P.... R....

    Tonight in Cincinnati - can't wait!

  34. K.... O....

    can't wait to see him in a few weeks!!!! it will be WILD, a small Texas dance hall......I am dying!!!! not really, just figuratively....but OH MAN...I don't care what he does, I will kiss his hand!!!

  35. x.... ....

    Rock hall was ill-conceived to begin with.

  36. C.... B....

    Not bad I have not bought the album yet. As the person who gave him the Lewis Taylor CDs I cannot see any influence on this song apart from doing the famous Lewis falsetto lol

  37. A.... B....

    Heard mixed reviews on new album from friends. I don't know, Todd never disappoints me. I like how he always reinvents himself every album. A true musical genius. This Sunday in Chicago, I'm 41, I'm going to see him for at least the 15th time, wouldn't miss it!

  38. s.... c....

    THANK YOU! I love this new c/d. Like most Todd it takes a while to get ya and then it gets ya! Saw him live 6 months ago and his voice was perfect! Been a fan since 1978, have been lucky to get to know him also!

  39. K.... F....

    He's above the R+R hall of fame, like he says himself "my resume is too fat, no need to swing the scat" TRi is the guy, no one else in the music world has achieved what he has, not the Beatles, Stones, Dylan or Jackson, etc...

  40. M.... ....

    Age doesn't matter. Beautiful good music is for everyone and everlasting,. What an album!! Todd, you did it again. Together with my son Vincent we use "Reason" also. But not like this. You showed us new oppertunities to develop. The compositions and arrangements are so well done, I can hardly believe my ears. I close my eyes and listen. Heartbeat 120. Beyond imagination including all the lyrics. TODD IS GOD and always will be for me and all the fans forever lasting. Ping me!

  41. g.... ....

    his voice is still stellar - unreal

  42. C.... ....

    This is interesting ?! You can not put Todd Rundgren in a box on genres. He has tried and successfully done it all..

  43. K.... B....

    Thank you !! ♥♪♥

  44. t.... ....

    Nice one Steve. Just dug out the Liars CD (bought a while ago - put it away after one listen) It is incredible. When will I learn?
    You have to listen to TR's stuff a few times - with the obvious nice catchy exceptions. 'State' achieved a 4/5 review last site I went to.

  45. 5.... ....

    Thanks for preview Kathleen. I will be buying the record. Todd is the other Beatles !!

  46. t.... ....

    Thanks for the info Steve, I think I may have to wear an incontinence pad to the gig!

  47. t.... ....

    Just bought the delux edition - we should review it here. I've got these three trax posted by Kathleen blasting out next to 'crybaby' and 'all the children sing' (my favourite song of all time). They are all excellent. The guy has more facets than a diamond.

  48. S.... H....

    I think the liars band are with him - still they can pull it off no doubt. I read an interview where todd says which songs they'll be able to rockout on - so iexpect the state songs to be somewhat different but still awesome nonetheless

  49. S.... H....

    Feckin critics

  50. S.... H....

    This album is his best in a long while. Better than Liars which is pretty awesome in itself. It does need a few plays to get into but then whack! You are bowled over!

  51. S.... H....

    Dear Kathleen - thanks for your amazing vid of this awesome todd tune. I have been busy sharing it with my friends. Off to see him in Manchester Uk in June Yay!

  52. K.... B....

    Yes I agree....but I want to use subliminal messages...maybe that will work! truly he didn't play the game.....and they over look him every YEAR!!!

  53. t.... ....

    He is in the 'Rock n Roll Hall of Talent' with only a select few. The hall of fame is laughable.

  54. s.... e....

    one review of the album which I cannot link to seems to ignore Todd's latter day output as if With a Twist, Liars, The Individualist, Second Wind No World Order and One Long Year didn't exist and Todd had not made anything decent since the 70s

  55. s.... e....

    Not really ime I have liked Todd's stuff almost immediately or never...no middle ground for me I am afraid

  56. s.... e....

    I recall seeing one vid where Rundgren says he was a bit surprised that people thought he would not remain eclectic as Runt was a very mixed bag of styles...when he is on form The Runt comes up with stuff like Liars,and The Individualist - tbh I think I prefer the modern stuff to the older stuff though Arena was poor imho

  57. D.... ....

    Todd :) <3

  58. t.... ....

    Got my 'state' tickets yesterday for the Sage, I didn't know he was coming to the NE (England), a guy on another TR video mentioned it. I wonder what his touring rig will comprise, potentially it could be a macbook, a memory stick, a mic and a PA.

    Like all Todd Rundgren tracks you have to listen to them a few times then you are hooked . . . . .

  59. K.... T....

    Great song by the Wizard! I've already got my "STATE" tour tickets

  60. t.... ....

    Sounds spot on to me, the guy is a genius. See him whilst you can.

  61. K.... B....

    YES his voice is just AWESOME.....and keeps getting better♥

  62. s.... e....

    sounds like a Rundgren misfire - I love Todd, at his best he is pretty much unsurpassable - but this seems not that good - some of his stuff just doesn't work for me- anyways he's a great guy - unlikeother artistes he has always tried to keep pushing things and not rest on his laurels which is highly commendable

  63. b.... ....

    His vocals at the age of 65......incredible.

  64. g.... ....

    i am not thrilled with it- just heard 2 songs and I wouldn't buy it

  65. g.... ....

    todd has always "changed" his style.....he has "stated" it himself......after the album something anything the record company thought he was gonna keep doing commercial stuff- he didn't-

  66. R.... H....

    I half to wait until June to see him in Glasgow. Thanx Kathleen!x

  67. M.... B....

    Thanks Kathleen, I think this is a great Todd album. Hope it's doing well...

  68. M.... D....

    Thanks for posting Kathleen. Just read a scathing two-star review of the album in Mojo and felt I had to check it out for myself. It's a really good track but Todd's constant musical shape-shifting seems to be a source of worry and confusion to some people (music critics). Anyone who's listened to A Wizard, A True Star will know that Todd's a mercurial talent and in age of radio-formatted musical conformity, I feel that should be celebrated rather than castigated.