# 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:** 5
**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 9, 2025, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/81 "2025-07-09T03:40:45Z")
Oh, I knew we was calling in love Yes, I did, so I told her all the things I’ve been dreaming of Now we’re together nearly every single day, singing Doo wa diddy diddy dum diddy doo We’re so happy, and that’s how we’re gonna stay, singing Doo wa diddy diddy dum diddy doo Well, I’m hers (I’m hers) She’s mine (She’s mine) I’m hers, she’s mine, wedding bells are gonna chime Out of play: I still remember the first time my sister and I heard this song. It was on an oldies station on a road trip. When we heard the “wedding bells” line, we both cheered. ---
**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 9, 2025, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/82 "2025-07-09T12:52:22Z")
She is mine Some people are dancing And some fall in love To the music of military tunes Fall in love You have to be crazy to stay in this place You just have to get out of it all She is mine They’re making up things That we’ve all heard before Like romance and engage in divorce Fall in love You have to be crazy to stay in this place You just have to laugh at it all Ha ha ha ---
**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 9, 2025, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/83 "2025-07-09T12:54:52Z")
You gotta be crazy, you gotta have a real need You gotta sleep on your toes, and when you’re on the street You gotta be able to pick out the easy meat with your eyes closed And then moving in silently, down wind and out of sight You gotta strike when the moment is right without thinking ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/84 "2025-07-09T15:34:44Z")
You say I only hear what I want to You say I talk so all the time, so And I thought what I felt was simple And I thought that I don’t belong And now that I am leaving Now I know that I did something wrong 'Cause I missed you Yeah, yeah, I missed you ---
**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 9, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/85 "2025-07-09T15:49:49Z")
“You never seem to hear” she smiled Statues tiptoe for a glimpse of the child The lawns are always lush and wild Spacious floors bejeweled and tiled “How are you getting home?” she laughed Mermaids drowned but I clung to the raft It’s just the water in the bath An interlude for the busy staff ---
**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:** [July 9, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/86 "2025-07-09T16:32:42Z")
"God bless Mommy, I know that’s right, And wasn’t it fun in the bath tonight, The cold’s so cold and the hot’s so hot. God bless Daddy, I quite forgot. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/87 "2025-07-09T18:51:42Z")
Dearest Faddah Darling Muddah How’s my precious little bruddah? Let me come home if you miss me I would even let Aunt Bertha hug and kiss me ---
**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 9, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/88 "2025-07-09T20:56:12Z")
And it’s too early to tell Like a summer camp from hell Give me a second, it’s really not that important I’m not kidding when I say that I’m a bit exhausted With myself and the way I keep closing off my options Oh, you know? When you fight the hydra another head grows. You know? You start to get impatient ---
**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 9, 2025, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/89 "2025-07-09T21:53:52Z")
I’m so tired, I’m feeling so upset Although I’m so tired I’ll have another cigarette And curse Sir Walter Raleigh He was such a stupid git ---
**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 9, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/90 "2025-07-09T21:57:48Z")
So tired, tired of waiting Tired of waiting for you So tired, tired of waiting Tired of waiting for you I was a lonely soul I had nobody till I met you But you, keeping me waiting, all of the time What can I do? ---
**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 9, 2025, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/91 "2025-07-09T22:53:21Z")
Time after time, I sit and I wait for your call I know I’m a fool, but what can I say? Whatever the price, I’ll pay For you, Madame Blue ---
**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 9, 2025, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/92 "2025-07-09T23:46:57Z")
After my picture fades And darkness has turned to gray Watching through windows You’re wondering if I’m okay Secrets stolen from deep inside (deep inside) And the drum beats out of time If you’re lost, you can look, and you will find me Time after time If you fall, I will catch you, I’ll be waiting Time after time ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/93 "2025-07-10T00:31:59Z")
Now the time has come (Time) There’s no place to run (Time) I might get burned up by the sun (Time) But I had my fun (Time) I’ve been loved and put aside (Time) I’ve been crushed by tumbling tide (Time) And my soul has been psychedelicized (Time) Time has come today (Time) Time has come today (Time) ---
**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:** [July 10, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/94 "2025-07-10T00:33:21Z")
Fame (fame) makes a man take things over Fame (fame) lets him lose hard to swallow Fame (fame) puts you there where things are hollow Fame (fame) ---
**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 10, 2025, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/95 "2025-07-10T00:47:13Z")
We made the world believe we didn’t care We gate crashed parties and just stood and stared We moved to London and stayed in all year Standing next to you I disappear You made a choice for us to live it up I’ve got a voice inside me saying give it up Let’s get out of here, let’s find a new career You be famous, and I’ll disappear I erase myself again ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/96 "2025-07-10T13:52:10Z")
Well we laid a strip for the Jersey Shore And prepared to cross the line I could see the bridge was lined with bears But I didn’t have a doggone dime I says Pig Pen this here’s the Rubber Duck We just ain’t a gonna pay no toll So we crashed the gate doin 98 I said let them truckers roll, Ten-Four. ---
**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 10, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/97 "2025-07-10T14:03:43Z")
So I signed my name on number 24, yeah Yeah, the judge said, "Boy, just one more “We’re gonna throw your ass in the city joint” Looked me in the eye, said, “You get my point?” I said, “Yeah!” Write me up a one-twenty-five Post my face, wanted dead or alive Take my license, and all that jive I can’t drive 55! ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/98 "2025-07-10T17:02:51Z")
“Kids, this-piece-of-paper’s-got-47-words-37-sentences-58-words-we-wanna- know-details-of-the-crime-time-of-the-crime-and-any-other-kind-of-thing- you-gotta-say-pertaining-to-and-about-the-crime-I-want-to-know-arresting- officer’s-name-and-any-other-kind-of-thing-you-gotta-say”, and talked for forty-five minutes and nobody understood a word that he said, but we had fun filling out the forms and playing with the pencils on the bench there, and I filled out the massacre with the four part harmony, and wrote it down there, just like it was, and everything was fine and I put down the pencil, and I turned over the piece of paper, and there, there on the other side, in the middle of the other side, away from everything else on the other side, in parentheses, capital letters, quotated, read the following words: Kid, have you rehabilitated yourself? ---
**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 10, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/99 "2025-07-10T17:11:26Z")
Nirvana is a psychological state of mind. It’s not a place like heaven and it’s not something that’s not here, It IS here, in the middle of the raging turmoil. It is the condition that comes when you are not compelled by Desire, or by fear, or by your social commitments When you hold your centers and act out of there ---
**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:** [July 10, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/100 "2025-07-10T17:11:39Z")
He said "I dance "Now at every chance "In honky-tonks "For drinks and tips "But most the time "I spend behind "These county bars “'Cause I drink a bit.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=6)