# I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain 3 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 2, 2025, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396 "2025-07-02T12:26:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 111
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2201 "2026-07-29T11:05:49Z")
The wheel is turning and you can’t slow down, You can’t let go and you can’t hold on, You can’t go back and you can’t stand still, If the thunder don’t get you then the lightning will. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2202 "2026-07-29T13:38:31Z")
If you see me coming, better step aside A lot of men didn’t; a lot of men died One fist of iron, the other of steel If the right one don’t get you, then the left one will ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2203 "2026-07-29T15:03:44Z")
One step beyond… ---
**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:** [July 29, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2204 "2026-07-29T16:27:42Z")
Somewhere beyond the sea She’s there, waiting for me If I could fly like birds on high Then straight to her arms I’d go sailing ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2205 "2026-07-29T18:50:50Z")
Sailing, sailing, over the bounding main. For many a stormy wind shall blow, 'ere Jack comes home again! _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [July 29, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2206 "2026-07-29T19:54:33Z")
You were the sunshine, baby Whenever you smile But I call you Stormy today All of a sudden, that old rain’s falling down And my world is cloudy and gray You’ve gone away, hey Oh, Stormy Oh, Stormy Bring back that sunny day ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2207 "2026-07-29T20:25:42Z")
They call it Stormy Monday But Tuesday’s just as bad They call it Stormy Monday But Tuesday’s just as bad Lord, and Wednesday’s worse And Thursday’s all so sad ---
**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:** [July 29, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2208 "2026-07-29T21:17:44Z")
Riders on the storm Riders on the storm Into this house we’re born Into this world we’re thrown Like a dog without a bone An actor out on loan Riders on the storm ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2209 "2026-07-29T21:47:57Z")
As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name “If you want to save your soul from Hell, a-ridin’ on our range Then cowboy, change your ways today, or with us you will ride Tryin’ to catch the Devil’s herd, across these endless skies” Yippie-yi-oh, yippie-yi-aie! Ghost riders in the sky Ghost riders in the sky Ghost riders in the sky ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2210 "2026-07-29T23:26:19Z")
He’s a rider in the rain He’s a rider in the rain And I’m goin’ back to Arizona Goin’ forget about the pain ---
**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2211 "2026-07-30T15:12:22Z")
Ya know I saw Miss Lucy down along the tracks She lost her home and her family and she won’t be comin’ back Without love Where would you be now Without lo…ve ---
**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:** [July 30, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2212 "2026-07-30T22:15:46Z")
Tied, tied to a time When we knew that the sun would shine And you were all smiles And we could just talk for a while If I could find you And tell you about my life Or maybe just write And remind you of when we would dream Of where we would be when the future comes And how you would paint while I wrote my songs ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2213 "2026-07-30T23:59:55Z")
Loneliness is the cloak you wear A deep shade of blue is always there The sun ain’t gonna shine anymore The moon ain’t gonna rise in the sky The tears are always clouding your eyes When you’re without love, baby ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2214 "2026-07-31T00:06:11Z")
Loneliness is a power that we possess To give or take away forever All I know can be shown by your acceptance Of the facts there shown before you Take what I say in a different way And it’s easy to say that this is all confusion As I see a new day in me I can also show it you, and you may follow ---
**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:** [July 31, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2215 "2026-07-31T00:27:18Z")
Gray stands the tower in the distance Days pass like warm sun on the face A new season Shared is the cure to conquer loneliness It’s strange and wilder, nature’s bechilder Saved by fire, touched and finer Peaceful, blissful union is the priestess Doubt flows the river into darkness ---
**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:** [July 31, 2026, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2216 "2026-07-31T02:00:31Z")
Loneliness is such a sad affair And I can hardly wait to be with you again What to say to make you come again? Come back to me again, and play that sad guitar Don’t you remember, you told me you loved me, baby? You said you’d be coming back this way again, baby Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby I love you, I really do ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2217 "2026-07-31T04:58:49Z")
Your painted smile hides you still While you search yourself within Yesterday and tomorrow’s found Fused as one upon solid ground As all around the milling crowd Confuse themselves with raging sounds And their loves forgetfulness abounds So be thankful for your greasepaint-clown If loneliness wears the crown of the Veteran Cosmic Rocker ---
**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:** [July 31, 2026, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2218 "2026-07-31T05:21:56Z")
Smile, though your heart is aching Smile, even though it’s breaking When there are clouds in the sky, you’ll get by If you smile through your fear and sorrow Smile, and maybe tomorrow You’ll see the sun come shining through for you ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2219 "2026-07-31T21:15:44Z")
And if it’s bad Don’t let it get you down You can take it And if it hurts Don’t let them see you cry You can make it Hold your head up, woman Hold your head up, woman Hold your head up, woman Hold your head high Hold your head up, woman Hold your head up, woman Hold your head up, woman Hold your head high ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2220 "2026-08-01T02:20:01Z")
Don’t cry out loud Just keep it inside And learn how to hide your feelings Fly high and proud And if you should fall Remember you almost had it all [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=110) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=112)