# 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:** 53
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2025, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1041 "2025-11-09T03:40:59Z")
Another mother’s breaking Heart is taking over When the violence causes silence We must be mistaken It’s the same old theme since 1916 In your head, in your head, they’re still fighting With their tanks and their bombs, and their bombs, and their guns In your head, in your head, they are dying In your head, in your head Zombie, zombie, zombie What’s in your head? In your head? Zombie, zombie, zombie ---
**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:** [November 9, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1042 "2025-11-09T14:27:28Z")
Half cow, half pigeon You should see it roam the streets of Manhattan The pow or cigeon, if you’d rather is an insult against God [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xCEZb8UmXW4/maxresdefault.jpg "cigeon if you'd rather #shortsong #singersongwriter") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCEZb8UmXW4) ---
**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:** [November 10, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1043 "2025-11-10T19:05:44Z")
Oh you know I like to do just like the rest, you know I like my sugar sweet But guarding fumes and making haste, you know it ain’t my cup of meat Everybody’s out the trees, feeding pigeons all under the limb But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here the pigeons gonna run to him Oh come all without, come all within You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn Come all without, come all within You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn ---
**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:** [November 10, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1044 "2025-11-10T23:09:16Z")
Sweeter than sugar (ooh-ooh) Kisses like wine (oh, he’s so fine) Don’t let him under your skin ‘Cause you’ll never win (no, you’ll never win) Don’t give him love today, tomorrow he’s on his way He’s a sweet talkin’ guy (sweet talkin’ guy) But he’s my kind of guy (sweet talkin’ guy) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2025, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1045 "2025-11-10T23:45:37Z")
Sweeter than wine Softer than the summer night Everything I want I have Whenever I hold you tight This magic moment While your lips are close to mine Will last forever Forever till the end of time ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1046 "2025-11-11T00:36:46Z")
I’m in love for the first time Don’t you know it’s gonna last? It’s a love that lasts forever It’s a love that has no paths ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1047 "2025-11-11T00:59:52Z")
Oh, babe, as I look into your eyes Well, I wonder if it’s wise To hold you like I wanted to before Tonight, ooh, I was thinking that you might Be the one who brings light in this heart of mine Next time I fall in love I’ll know better what to do Next time I fall in love Ooh, ooh The next time I fall in love The next time I fall in love it will be with you ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1048 "2025-11-11T03:59:51Z")
If I fell in love with you, Would you promise to be true And help me understand? 'Cause I’ve been in love before And I found that love was more Than just holding hands. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1049 "2025-11-11T15:27:10Z")
It’s exactly the same You said It’s always the same But I’ll make it change Into something the same I promise A promise ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1050 "2025-11-11T15:30:48Z")
Lyin’, cheatin’, hurtin’ that’s all you seem to do Messin’ around with every guy in town Puttin’ me down for thinkin’ of someone new Always the same playin’ your game Drive me insane trouble is gonna come to you One of these days and it won’t be long You’ll look for me but baby I’ll be gone This is all I gotta say to you, woman ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1051 "2025-11-11T16:34:37Z")
I wouldn’t if I were you I know what she can do She’s deadly, man, and she could really rip your world apart Mind over matter Ooh, the beauty is there, but a beast is in the heart Oh-oh, here she comes Watch out, boy, she’ll chew you up Oh-oh, here she comes She’s a man-eater Oh-oh, here she comes ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1052 "2025-11-11T17:53:21Z")
It’s only just a crush, it’ll go away It’s just like all the others, it’ll go away Or maybe this is danger, and he just don’t know You pray it all away, but it continues to grow I want to hold you close, skin pressed against me tight Lie still, close your eyes girl So lovely, it feels so right I want to hold you close, soft breath, beating heart As I whisper in your ear, “I want to fucking tear you apart” ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1053 "2025-11-11T18:13:05Z")
Ooh, baby Move closer to me I’ve had all that I can stand Take hold of me with your hands Oh, baby You give me the chills Whisper low in my ear Let me know how it feels Just to know you are near Your body gives me a thrill As it leans against mine I love how it feels With your jeans against mine ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1054 "2025-11-11T18:26:20Z")
Oh baby baby, don’t you want a man like me? Oh baby baby, I’m just as sweet as anybody could be Oh baby baby, I want to look to your eyes of blue Oh baby baby, it’s more than anybody else could do ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1055 "2025-11-11T20:33:48Z")
You know I’ve seen a lot of what the world can do And it’s breakin’ my heart in two Because I never wanna see you sad girl Don’t be a bad girl But if you wanna leave, take good care Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there But just remember there’s a lot of bad and beware, beware Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world It’s hard to get by just upon a smile Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world I’ll always remember you like a child, girl ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1056 "2025-11-11T21:11:41Z")
“We’ll see” Means no “Not now” Means no “Ask your father” Means no “Ask your mother” Means no “Maybe when you’re older” Means no “We’ll discuss it later” Means no “Is your bed made?” No! “Is your room clean?” No! “What do you think?” No, no, no! Why is no the only thing a parent can express? There ought to be as many ways of saying yes ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2025, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1057 "2025-11-12T05:18:57Z")
I need to make a comeback, I ain’t worked in years The good times are over, someone call Norman Lear I made my rounds in the Hollywood Circle But now I’m being dissed by Urkel Unemployment, it’s overpowering Maybe Mickey Ds is hiring At this point I may go steal For some of Thelma’s oatmeal Mama’s gonna kick me out Mama gonna scream and shout Gonna smack all about Mama gonna kick me out ---
**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:** [November 12, 2025, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1058 "2025-11-12T05:28:15Z")
I’ve got some skeletons in my closet And I don’t know if no one knows it So before they shove me inside this coffin and close it I’m gonna expose it I’mma take you back to '73 Before I ever had a multi-platinum-selling CD I was a baby, maybe I was just a couple of months My [bleep] father must have had his panties up in a bunch Cuz he split, I wonder if he even kissed me goodbye No, I don’t, on second thought I just fucking wished he would die ---
**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:** [November 12, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1059 "2025-11-12T15:23:59Z")
I was the one who let you know I was your sorry ever after Seventy-four, seventy-five Givin’ me more and I’ll define 'Cause you’re really only after Seventy-four, seventy-five ---
**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:** [November 12, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1060 "2025-11-12T15:58:15Z")
Jenny, Jenny, who can I turn to? You give me somethin’ I can hold on to I know you think I’m like the others before Who saw your name and number on the wall Jenny, I got your number I need to make you mine Jenny, don’t change your number 867-5309 (867-5309) 867-5309 (867-5309) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=52) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=54)