# 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:** 83
**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:** [April 14, 2026, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1641 "2026-04-14T11:34:25Z")
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, I fell from the sky Yesterday, you blew my mind, oh yeah Having trouble with my direction Upside-down, psychotic reaction, oh (Talkin’ bout love) Love removal (Talkin’ bout love) Love removal machine (Talkin’ bout love) Gimme love, soul stealer (Talkin’ bout love) Love removal machine ---
**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:** [April 14, 2026, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1642 "2026-04-14T11:35:55Z")
I laid a divorcée in New York City I had to put up some kind of a fight The lady then she covered me with roses She blew my nose and then she blew my mind ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1643 "2026-04-14T14:51:09Z")
I get the news I need on the weather report Oh, I can gather all the news I need on the weather report Hey, I’ve got nothing to do today but smile De-doh-n-doh-de-doh And here I am The only living boy in New York ---
**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:** [April 14, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1644 "2026-04-14T21:29:39Z")
You don’t really need to find out what’s goin’ on You don’t really wanna know just how far it’s gone Just leave well enough alone, keep your dirty laundry Kick 'em when they’re up, kick 'em when they’re down Kick 'em when they’re up, kick 'em when they’re down Kick 'em when they’re up, kick 'em when they’re down Kick 'em when they’re stiff, kick 'em all around ---
**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:** [April 14, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1645 "2026-04-14T21:36:24Z")
Grab a fence post! Hold it tight! Whomp your partner with all your might! Hit him in the shin! Hit him in the head! Hit him again! That critter ain’t dead. Whomp him low and whomp him high! Stick your finger in his eye! Pretty little rhythm, pretty little sound – Bang your heads against the ground! ---
**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:** [April 14, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1646 "2026-04-14T21:51:54Z")
Beat on the brat Beat on the brat Beat on the brat with a baseball bat Oh yeah, oh yeah, uh-oh. What can you do? What can you do? With a brat like that always on your back What can you do? ---
**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:** [April 14, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1647 "2026-04-14T23:42:11Z")
I must confess that my loneliness is killin’ me now Don’t you know I still believe That you will be here and give me a sign? Hit me, baby, one more time ---
**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:** [April 15, 2026, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1648 "2026-04-15T01:14:28Z")
Mirror, mirror, I confess I can’t escape this emptiness No more reasons to pretend Here comes that same old feeling again ---
**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:** [April 15, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1649 "2026-04-15T13:29:32Z")
Here comes that rainy day feelin’ again And soon my tears they will be fallin’ like rain It always seems to be a Monday Leftover memories of Sunday, always spent with you _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [April 15, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1650 "2026-04-15T14:39:05Z")
Newborn whippoorwills were calling from the hills Summer was a’-coming in but fast Lots of daffodils were showing off their stills Riding home together, I could almost hear them whisper: “Go on, kiss her! Go on and kiss her!” If I had to choose one moment To live within my heart It would be that tender moment Recalling how we started Darling, it would be when you smiled at me That way, that Sunday, that summer ---
**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:** [April 15, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1651 "2026-04-15T14:49:25Z")
In the quiet silent seconds I turned off the light switch And I came down to meet you in the half light the moon left While a cluster of nightjars sang some songs out of tune A mantle of bright light shone down from her room Come down in time I still hear her say So clear in my ear like it was today Come down in time was the message she gave Come down in time and I’ll meet you half way ---
**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:** [April 15, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1652 "2026-04-15T15:25:00Z")
Well now, baby meet me in the bottom, bring me my running shoes Well now, baby meet me in the bottom, bring me my running shoes Well, I’ll come out the window, I won’t have time to lose ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1653 "2026-04-15T15:51:28Z")
Now I’m stepping out this old brown shoe Baby, I’m in love with you I’m so glad you came here, it won’t be the same now I’m telling you ---
**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:** [April 15, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1654 "2026-04-15T17:54:51Z")
The sun goes down, the stars come out And all that counts is here and now My universe will never be the same I’m glad you came, I’m glad you came ---
**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:** [April 15, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1655 "2026-04-15T19:49:39Z")
All I know All I know All I know Is here and now ---
**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:** [April 15, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1656 "2026-04-15T20:20:19Z")
Who knows what tomorrow brings? In a world, few hearts survive All I know is the way I feel When it’s real, I keep it alive ---
**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:** [April 15, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1657 "2026-04-15T20:41:22Z")
Then when you’re receiving Perceiving your telepathic powers Who knows why the wind blows through this window Why you believe in me We believe in you What’s that in the sky now? Teapots that can fly now Voices in your head Tell me what they said ---
**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:** [April 15, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1658 "2026-04-15T21:07:47Z")
I sat in the room with a view The girl in the photograph knew Can’t you see? Why is she laughing at me? I stumbled through the dark unaware The face in the hall isn’t there Tomorrow has gone Where do the voices come from? Watching the leaves as they blew Lost in the room with a view Climb the wall You did not know me at all ---
**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:** [April 15, 2026, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1659 "2026-04-15T22:09:57Z")
Don’t judge me You could be me in another life In another set of circumstances Don’t judge me One more night, I’ll just have to take my chances But tomorrow, we’ll see ---
**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:** [April 16, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1660 "2026-04-16T00:16:26Z")
Maybe the sun’s light will be dim And it won’t matter anyhow If morning’s echo says we’ve sinned Well, it was what I wanted now And if we’re victims of the night I won’t be blinded by the light Just call me angel of the morning, angel Just touch my cheek before you leave me, baby Just call me angel of the morning, angel Then slowly turn away I won’t beg you to stay with me [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=82) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=84)