# 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:** 124
**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:** [September 28, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2461 "2026-09-28T00:12:06Z")
You and me and rain on the roof Caught up in a summer shower Dryin’ while it soaks the flowers Maybe we’ll be caught for hours Waitin’ out the sun ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2462 "2026-09-28T02:41:38Z")
Now I will stand in the rain on the corner I watch the people go shuffling downtown Another ten minutes no longer And then I’m turning around, 'round And the clock on the wall’s moving slower Oh, my heart it sinks to the ground And the storm that I thought would blow over Clouds the light of the love that I found, found ---
**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:** [September 28, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2463 "2026-09-28T12:40:42Z")
Oh man, I think the clock is slow I don’t _feel_ tardy Class dismissed ---
**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:** [September 28, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2464 "2026-09-28T12:57:13Z")
Crawl, crawl, clock on the wall, Eternity is shorter Than waiting for an errant love An hour and a quarter ---
**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:** [September 28, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2465 "2026-09-28T14:00:29Z")
Hark listen here she comes Turning, spinning, Catherine wheeling Forever changing, there’s no beginning Speeding through a charcoal sky Observe the truth we cannot hide Travelling Eternity Road What will you find there? Carrying your heavy load Searching to find a peace of mind ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2466 "2026-09-28T16:19:40Z")
Marching on a dusty road They are on their to Rome Countless slaves to go to war And they are fighting not alone On their way so confident They are carrying missile and spear The desperation disappeared And victory is near ---
**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:** [September 28, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2467 "2026-09-28T16:21:55Z")
He went to fight wars For his country and his king Of his honor and his glory The people would sing Ooh, what a lucky man he was Ooh, what a lucky man he was A bullet had found him His blood ran as he cried No money could save him So he laid down and he died ---
**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:** [September 28, 2026, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2468 "2026-09-28T22:20:29Z")
Drink the water to ease my pain Nights like these I only read about Nights like these I only dreamt about As we turned As we rolled I felt something strange I felt you Something light Something so bright I think it was the way of things I think it was the way of things Back come back again Get me a life Get me a life and see it in everything Through the dim light Through those dim lights I’ve fallen I’m falling falling falling falling In the endless life Endless life ---
**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:** [September 28, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2469 "2026-09-28T22:31:33Z")
Now that I know what I’m without You can’t just leave me (No) Breathe into me and make me real Bring (Bring) me (Me) to life ---
**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:** [September 28, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2470 "2026-09-28T22:42:49Z")
Cast adrift from past relationships in her life Hoisted up the ideal, this was her saving grace Seas of rage that once assailed her concern for the truth Had passed her by and left her high and dry In her saviour’s arms ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2471 "2026-09-29T15:31:10Z")
The season rubs me wrong The summer swells anon So knock me down, tear me up But I would bear it all broken just to fill my cup Down by the water and down by the old main drag ---
**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:** [September 29, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2472 "2026-09-29T18:29:12Z")
I know a tear would glisten If once more I could listen To that gang that sang “Heart of My Heart”. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2473 "2026-09-29T21:45:10Z")
All the boys are singin’ love songs They forgot sweet Adeline Those wedding bells are breakin’ up That old gang of mine ---
**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:** [September 30, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2474 "2026-09-30T01:49:01Z")
Bill I love you so, I always will And though devotion rules my heart, I take no vows (take no vows) Oh, but Bill, you’re never gonna take those wedding vows (wedding vows) Oh, come on, Bill (come on, Bill) Oh, come on, Bill (come on, Bill) Come on and marry me, Bill I got the wedding bell blues Please, marry me, Bill ---
**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:** [September 30, 2026, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2475 "2026-09-30T02:51:10Z")
I’m just a bill Yes, I’m only a bill And if they vote for me on Capitol Hill Well, then I’m off to the White House Where I’ll wait in a line With a lot of other bills For the president to sign And if he signs me, then I’ll be a law. How I hope and pray that he will, But today I am still just a bill. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2476 "2026-09-30T04:36:38Z")
He went out tiger hunting with his elephant and gun In case of accidents, he always took his mum He’s the all American bullet-headed Saxon mother’s son All the children sing Hey, Bungalow Bill What did you kill, Bungalow Bill? Hey, Bungalow Bill What did you kill, Bungalow Bill? ---
**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:** [September 30, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2477 "2026-09-30T16:22:56Z")
Bill, you know we just left her place And we both know what she said She doesn’t want to see your face And she wishes you were dead! Now, I know we both love her And I guess we always will But you’re gonna have to find another 'Cause she’s my girl, Bill! My girl Bill My, my, girl Bill Can’t say enough about the way I feel About my girl, talkin’ 'bout my little girl My girl, Bill ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2478 "2026-09-30T18:01:19Z")
Billie Jean is not my lover She’s just a girl who claims that I am the one But the kid is not my son She says I am the one But the kid is not my son ---
**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:** [September 30, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2479 "2026-09-30T20:31:59Z")
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:** ![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:** [October 1, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2480 "2026-10-01T22:15:26Z")
You broke my heart 'Cause I couldn’t dance You didn’t even want me around And now I’m back to let you know I can really shake 'em down Do you love me? I can really move Do you love me? I’m in the groove Ah, do you love me? Do you love me? Now that I can dance [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=123) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=125)