# 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:** 112
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2221 "2026-08-01T02:40:37Z")
I drift out and I drift out far, and I surmise… That just everything I’ve felt has… declined Why did you leave me adrift like this? And what is the meaning of my decline? I could have had it all But I let it slip away ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2222 "2026-08-01T03:23:53Z")
Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2223 "2026-08-01T03:49:04Z")
Standing by the window as the fog rolls in I swear I can hear that far-off music Jelly Roll is playing down in Stony Hill Satchmo wailing somewhere in Chicago Coltrane reaching for the notes his mind can hear They’ll remain a part of all that I know Oh, they play, feeling that won’t go away Left the sounds of their souls in the air I can hear it up there, and I know They left their soul shadows on my mind ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2224 "2026-08-01T13:14:06Z")
Other arms reach out to me Other eyes smile tenderly Still in peaceful dreams I see The road leads back to you I said Georgia, oh Georgia No peace I find (peace I find) Just an old sweet song Keeps Georgia on my mind (Georgia on my mind) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2225 "2026-08-01T15:28:17Z")
Sweet home Alabama Where the skies are so blue Sweet home Alabama Lord, I’m coming back to 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:** [August 1, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2226 "2026-08-01T20:28:52Z")
California, here I come Right back where I started from Where bowers of flowers bloom in the spring Each morning at dawning, birdies sing and everything A sun-kissed miss said, “Don’t be late” That’s why I can hardly wait Open up that Golden Gate California, here I come ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2227 "2026-08-01T21:58:40Z")
California, a prophet on the burning shore California, I’ll be knocking on the golden door Like an angel standing in a shaft of light Rising up to paradise, I know I’m gonna shine ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2228 "2026-08-01T23:03:27Z")
Tired and weary and feelin’ low Among strange people I didn’t know A long, long way from home and a long time gone Oh but Eugene, Oregon, you were kind The love you gave was genuine You gave me inspiration and the strength to carry on ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2229 "2026-08-01T23:09:37Z")
And when I hold you in my arms, I promise you You’re gonna feel a love that’s beautiful and new This time, I’ll love you even better than I ever did before And you’ll be in my arms forevermore ---
**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:** [August 2, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2230 "2026-08-02T00:31:35Z")
You say nobody’s after you The fact is what you say is true But I can love you like nobody can Even better. Nobody – _Sylvia_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [August 2, 2026, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2231 "2026-08-02T01:01:33Z")
Give me one more chance And you’ll be satisfied Give me two more chances You won’t be denied Well my heart is where it’s always been My head is somewhere in between Give me one more chance Let me be your lover tonight (I’ll make love to you) You’re the real thing Yeah the real thing You’re the real thing Even better than the real thing, child ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2232 "2026-08-02T05:28:01Z")
I went back to my mother I said, “I’m crazy, ma, help me” She said, “I know how it feels, son 'Cause it runs in the family” Can you see the real me, mama? Mama! Can you see the real me, mama? Oh, mama! ---
**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 3, 2026, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2233 "2026-08-03T02:32:38Z")
“Come on home, girl” Mama cried on the phone “Too soon to lose my baby yet, my girl should be at home” But try to understand, try to understand Try, try, try to understand, he’s a magic man, Mama, ah He’s a magic man ---
**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:** [August 3, 2026, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2234 "2026-08-03T13:08:49Z")
Can you understand you can really understand When the darkness comes you still shine Open up your eyes and make the day shine sunshine now Open up your dreams and and make the way shine sunshine now Can you understand do you understand Open up your life and make your lifetime sunshine now Can you understand do you understand ---
**Author:** ![its\_the\_daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bb73d2/32.png) [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2235 "2026-08-03T13:12:46Z")
It’s getting near dawn When lights close their tired eyes I’ll soon be with you, my love Give you my dawn surprise I’ll be with you, darling, soon I’ll be with you when the stars start falling I’ve been waiting so long To be where I’m going In the sunshine of your love ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2236 "2026-08-03T14:33:38Z")
Dawn is a feeling A beautiful ceiling The smell of grass Just makes you pass Into a dream You’re here today No future fears This day will last A thousand years If you want it to ---
**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 3, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2237 "2026-08-03T16:58:19Z")
Pretty as a midsummers morn, they call her Dawn Dawn, go away I’m no good for you Oh, Dawn, stay with him he’ll be good to you Hang on, Hang on to him Think, what a big man he’ll be Think, all the places you’ll see Now think what the future would be With a poor boy like me ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2238 "2026-08-05T14:55:38Z")
I’m just a poor boy I need no sympathy ---
**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:** [August 5, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2239 "2026-08-05T15:05:54Z")
So if you meet me, have some courtesy _(whoo-hoo, whoo-hoo)_ Have some sympathy, and some taste _(whoo-hoo, woo-hoo)_ Use all your well-learned politeness _(whoo-hoo, woo-hoo)_ Or I’ll lay your soul to waste, mm yeah _(whoo-hoo, woo-hoo)_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [August 5, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2240 "2026-08-05T15:36:32Z")
And the devil in a black dress watches over My guardian angel walks away Life is short and Love is always over in the morning Black wind come carry me far away With the sunlight dying and night above me With a gun for a lover and a shot for the pain inside You run for cover in the Temple of Love You run for another it’s all the same For the wind will blow and throw your walls aside [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=111) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=113)