# 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:** 74
**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:** [February 8, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1461 "2026-02-08T00:44:06Z")
At last, my love has come along My lonely days are over, and life is like a song ---
**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:** [February 8, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1462 "2026-02-08T01:44:51Z")
Good morning, mister sunshine You brighten up my day Come sit beside me in your way I see you every morning Outside the restaurants The music plays so nonchalant Lonely days, lonely nights Where would I be without my woman? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1463 "2026-02-08T05:41:25Z")
To think that only yesterday I was cheerful, bright and gay Looking forward to who wouldn’t do The role I was about to play But as if to knock me down Reality came around And without so much as a mere touch Cut me into little pieces Leaving me to doubt Talk about, God in His mercy Oh, if he really does exist Why did he desert me In my hour of need I truly am indeed Alone again, naturally ---
**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:** [February 9, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1464 "2026-02-09T14:50:03Z")
I drink alone, yeah With nobody else I drink alone, yeah With nobody else Yeah, you know when I drink alone I prefer to be by myself ---
**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:** [February 9, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1465 "2026-02-09T17:42:27Z")
I am a Rock I am an Island And a Rock feels no pain And an Island never cries ---
**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:** [February 9, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1466 "2026-02-09T21:00:46Z")
He rocks in the tree-tops all day long Hoppin’ and a boppin’ and a-singin’ this song All the little birds on Jaybird Street Love to hear the robin goin’ tweet tweet tweet ---
**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:** [February 9, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1467 "2026-02-09T22:35:02Z")
Way down the road (Way down the road) Not so very far off (Not so very far off) A jaybird died (A jaybird died) Of the whooping cough (Of the whooping cough) Well he whooped so hard (Well he whooped so hard) And he whooped so long (And he whooped so long) That he whooped his head (That he whooped his head) And his tail right off (And his tail right off) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1468 "2026-02-10T16:12:15Z")
The sunsets come The sunsets go The clouds roll by And the earth turns old And the young bird’s eyes Do always glow She must fly She must fly She must fly ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1469 "2026-02-10T16:20:32Z")
Mama, dear mama, look in yonder tree See that pretty little sparrow, a-lookin’ back at me She can soar above the clouds, way up in the sky She can fly away from here, why, oh why, can’t I? Daughter, dear daughter, I’ll tell you something true Remember Gran Eliza? Well, every night she flew They tried to keep her down but there was nothing they could do She could fly, she could fly She could slip the bonds of Earth and rise so high She could fly across the river Her spirit in her hands Searching, always searching for the promised land ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1470 "2026-02-12T03:14:42Z")
Mama, ooh-ooh-ooh Didn’t mean to make you cry If I’m not back again this time tomorrow Carry on, carry on As if nothing really matters ---
**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:** [February 12, 2026, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1471 "2026-02-12T03:47:10Z")
Don’t cry, daddy Daddy, please, don’t cry Daddy, you’ve still got me and little Tommy Together, we’ll find a brand-new mommy Daddy, daddy, please, laugh again Daddy, ride us on your back again Oh, daddy, please, don’t cry ---
**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:** [February 13, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1472 "2026-02-13T15:50:18Z")
Everybody knows you’ve been steppin’ on my toes And I’m gettin’ pretty tired of it Steppin’ out of line And a-messin’ with my mind If you had any sense, you’d quit ‘Cause ever since you were a little bitty teeny girl You said I was the only man in this whole world Now you better do some thinkin’, then you’ll find You got the only daddy that’ll walk the line ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1473 "2026-02-13T22:23:27Z")
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine I keep my eyes wide open all the time I keep the ends out for the tie that binds Because you’re mine, I walk the line ---
**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:** [February 13, 2026, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1474 "2026-02-13T23:03:49Z")
There were lines on the mirror, lines on her face She pretended not to notice, she was caught up in the race Out every evening, until it was light He was too tired to make it, she was too tired to fight about it Life in the fast lane, surely make you lose your mind ---
**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:** [February 16, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1475 "2026-02-16T15:53:57Z")
[Don’t go chasing waterfalls Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you’re used to](https://genius.com/134155/Tlc-waterfalls/Dont-go-chasing-waterfalls-please-stick-to-the-rivers-and-the-lakes-that-youre-used-to) [I know that you’re gonna have it your way or nothing at all But I think you’re moving too fast](https://genius.com/1189957/Tlc-waterfalls/I-know-that-youre-gonna-have-it-your-way-or-nothing-at-all-but-i-think-youre-moving-too-fast) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1476 "2026-02-20T00:01:59Z")
Slow down, you crazy child You’re so ambitious for a juvenile But then if you’re so smart Tell me why are you still so afraid? Mm Where’s the fire, what’s the hurry about? You’d better cool it off before you burn it out You’ve got so much to do And only so many hours in a day, hey ---
**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:** [February 20, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1477 "2026-02-20T01:13:21Z")
Slow down, you move too fast You got to make the morning last Just kicking down the cobblestones Looking for fun and feeling groovy Ba da-da da-da da-da, feeling groovy ---
**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:** [February 20, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1478 "2026-02-20T18:43:11Z")
Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga I can’t stop this feeling Deep inside of me Girl, you just don’t realize What you do to me ---
**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:** [February 20, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1479 "2026-02-20T19:47:58Z")
You do something to me Something that simply mystifies me Tell me, why should it be? You have the pow’r to hypnotize me ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2026, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1480 "2026-02-21T02:28:16Z")
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