# 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:** 90
**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:** [May 5, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1781 "2026-05-05T20:09:57Z")
Start spreading the news I’m leaving today I wanna be a part of it New York, New York ---
**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:** [May 5, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1782 "2026-05-05T20:12:58Z")
Around the Empire State I saw the angels fly Heaven above and ten below We don’t have long to wait Ran out of alibis Ran out of things I’ve ever known The streets were paved with snow And I saw your halo glow And this love is just for you And all your love Will learn to love me too Love me too All free souls beware The moon is in my head ---
**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:** [May 6, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1783 "2026-05-06T01:36:45Z")
That certain night, the night we met There was magic abroad in the air There were angels dining at the Ritz And a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1784 "2026-05-06T05:09:28Z")
It seems they cannot leave their dream There’s something moving in the sidewalk steam And the lamb lies down on Broadway ---
**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:** [May 6, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1785 "2026-05-06T05:14:16Z")
Well the bear will be gentle And the wolf will be tame And the lion shall lay down by the lamb, oh yes And the beasts from the wild Shall be led by a child And I’ll be changed, changed from this creature that I am, oh yes ---
**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:** [May 6, 2026, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1786 "2026-05-06T11:43:22Z")
Yeah, they tore up our kisses and ran On tomorrow’s pages And the lions have eaten the lamb On tomorrow’s pages There’s a day of your life in your hands Full of people you don’t understand In my highwire days I can see all the way I see through the games you play In my highwire days ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1787 "2026-05-06T14:50:02Z")
I’m up on a tight-wire One side’s ice, and one is fire It’s a circus game with you and me I’m up on a tight rope One side’s hate, and one is hope But the top hat on my head is all you see ---
**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:** [May 6, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1788 "2026-05-06T17:14:39Z")
If you see something that looks like a star And it’s shooting up out of the ground And your head is spinning from a loud guitar And you just can’t escape from the sound Don’t worry, it’s alright, it’ll happen to you We were children once, playing with toys And the sound that you’re hearing is only the sound Of the low spark of high-heeled boys ---
**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:** [May 6, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1789 "2026-05-06T17:21:57Z")
Why would you care if all the stars in Heaven fell into the earth? It’s an old and lonely world now anyway But I wouldn’t dare waste a moment from my death back to my birth Every breath we get’s a miracle I say ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1790 "2026-05-06T18:29:32Z")
'Cause I am barely breathing And I can’t find the air Don’t know who I’m kidding Imagining you care And I could stand here waiting A fool for another day I don’t suppose it’s worth the price You’re worth the price, the price that I would pay ---
**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:** [May 6, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1791 "2026-05-06T18:56:46Z")
I will try not to breathe I can hold my head still with my hands at my knees These eyes are the eyes of the old, shiver in the cold I will try not to breathe This decision is mine I have lived a full life And these are the eyes that I want you to remember, oh I need something to fly over my grave again I need something to breathe ---
**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:** [May 6, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1792 "2026-05-06T20:42:09Z")
If I never feel you in my arms again If I never feel your tender kiss again If I never hear “I love you” now and then Will I never make love to you once again? Please understand, if love ends Then I promise you, I promise you that That I shall never breathe again (Breathe again, breathe again) That I shall never breathe again (Breathe again) ---
**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:** [May 6, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1793 "2026-05-06T21:07:03Z")
You’re so good When we make love, it’s understood More than a touch or a word we say Only in dreams could be this way When you love someone Really love someone Now I know it’s right From the moment I wake up Til deep in the night There’s nowhere on earth I’d rather be Than holding you tenderly ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1794 "2026-05-07T02:45:28Z")
The evening breeze caressed the trees tenderly The trembling trees embraced the breeze tenderly Then you and I came wandering by And lost in a sigh, were we ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1795 "2026-05-07T02:55:07Z")
See the curtains hangin’ in the window In the evening on a Friday night A little light a-shinin’ through the window Lets me know everything’s all right Summer breeze makes me feel fine Blowin’ through the jasmine in my mind ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1796 "2026-05-07T05:19:56Z")
I can show you the world Shining, shimmering, splendid Tell me, princess, now when did you last Let your heart decide? I can open your eyes Take you wonder by wonder Over, sideways, and under On a magic carpet ride ---
**Author:** ![its\_the\_daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bb73d2/32.png) [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1797 "2026-05-07T10:26:33Z")
[Well, you don’t know what we can find](https://genius.com/2433882/Steppenwolf-magic-carpet-ride/Well-you-dont-know-what-we-can-find) [Why don’t you come with me, little girl On a magic carpet ride?](https://genius.com/2434328/Steppenwolf-magic-carpet-ride/Why-dont-you-come-with-me-little-girl-on-a-magic-carpet-ride) [You don’t know what we can see Why don’t you tell your dreams to me?](https://genius.com/17697992/Steppenwolf-magic-carpet-ride/You-dont-know-what-we-can-see-why-dont-you-tell-your-dreams-to-me) [Fantasy will set you free](https://genius.com/2434333/Steppenwolf-magic-carpet-ride/Fantasy-will-set-you-free) ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1798 "2026-05-07T12:13:59Z")
O Fantasy free me! Though you can’t see me No, not at all In another dimension With voyeuristic intention Well secluded, I see all ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1799 "2026-05-07T12:58:48Z")
Dear Mr. Fantasy, play us a tune Something to make us all happy Do anything, take us out of this gloom Sing a song, play a guitar, make it snappy You are the one who can make us all laugh But doing that you break out in tears Please don’t be sad If it was a straight mind you had We wouldn’t have known you all these years ---
**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:** [May 8, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1800 "2026-05-08T17:41:10Z")
Sing, sing a song Make it simple to last your whole life long Don’t worry that it’s not good enough For anyone else to hear Just sing, sing a song _ **-“BB”-** _ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=89) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=91)