# 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:** 95
**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 24, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1881 "2026-05-24T00:06:50Z")
I don’t need you to worry for me 'cause I’m alright I don’t want you to tell me it’s time to come home I don’t care what you say anymore this is my life Go ahead with your own life leave me alone ---
**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 24, 2026, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1882 "2026-05-24T00:23:44Z")
She said, "I have to go home, cuz I’m real tired, you see “But I hate sleeping alone; why don’t you come with me?” I said, "My baby’s at home; she’s probably worried tonight “I didn’t call on the phone to say that I’m all right” Diana walks to the door, says, “I’m all yours tonight” And then I ran to the phone, saying, "Baby, I’m all right “But girl, unlock the door, cuz I forgot the key” She said, “He’s not coming home, because he’s sleeping with me” Dirty Diana! ---
**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 28, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1883 "2026-05-28T21:57:54Z")
Someone’s knocking at the door Somebody ringing the bell Someone’s knocking at the door Somebody’s ringing the bell Do me a favour Open the door, let 'em in, yeah, let 'em in Sister Suzy, brother John Martin Luther, Phil & Don Brother Michael, Auntie Jin Open the door up, and let 'em in, oh yeah ---
**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 29, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1884 "2026-05-29T01:21:47Z")
Somebody’s knockin’ Should I let him in? Lord, it’s the Devil Would You look at him? I’ve heard about him But I never dreamed He’d have blue eyes and blue jeans ---
**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 29, 2026, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1885 "2026-05-29T06:24:22Z")
Knock three times on the ceiling if you want me Twice on the pipe if the answer is no Oh, my darling, CLANG CLANG CLANG means you’ll meet me in the hallway Twice on the pipe CLANG CLANG means you ain’t gonna show ---
**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 29, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1886 "2026-05-29T11:58:44Z")
Mama, take this badge off of me I can’t use it anymore It’s gettin’ dark, too dark for me to see I feel like I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1887 "2026-05-29T14:38:44Z")
You went away and left me long time ago Now you’re knocking on my door I hear you knocking, but you can’t come in I hear you knocking, go back where you been I begged you not to go but you said goodbye And now you’re telling me all your lies I hear you knocking, but you can’t come in I hear you knocking, go back where you been, oh yeah ---
**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 29, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1888 "2026-05-29T21:52:13Z")
Sooner or later you’re gonna be hangin’ around I betcha, I betcha that I catch ya You wait and see ---
**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 29, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1889 "2026-05-29T23:22:05Z")
Sooner or later you’re gonna be mine Sooner or later, you’re gonna be fine Baby, it’s time that you faced it I always get my man ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1890 "2026-05-30T03:23:15Z")
Sooner or later Your legs give way, you hit the ground Save it for later Don’t run away and let me down Sooner or later You’ll hit the deck, you’ll get found out Save it for later Don’t run away and let me down, you let me down You run away, run away and let me down ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1891 "2026-05-30T06:01:29Z")
Wake me up before you go go… I ain’t planning on going solo Wake me up before you go go, Take me dancing tonight… Jitterbug Jitterbug ---
**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 30, 2026, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1892 "2026-05-30T06:08:53Z")
Late at night, in summer heat Expensive car, empty street There’s a wire in my jacket; this is my trade It only takes a moment; don’t be afraid I can hotwire an ignition like some kinda star Just a poor boy in a rich man’s car So I whisper to the engine, flick on the lights And I drive into the night ---
**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 30, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1893 "2026-05-30T11:58:01Z")
Wendy, let me in, I wanna be your friend, I wanna guard your dreams and visions Just wrap your legs 'round these velvet rims And strap your hands 'cross my engines! Together we could break this trap, We’ll run till we drop, baby, we’ll never go back, Whoah, will you walk with me out on the wire? _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 30, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1894 "2026-05-30T14:55:10Z")
Tearing off the mask of man The Tower my sole guide This is who I am Escapist, paradise seeker Farewell now time to fly Out of sight, out of time, away from all lies ---
**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 30, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1895 "2026-05-30T16:21:34Z")
Those who have seen your face draw back in fear I am the mask you wear, it’s me they hear Your spirit and my voice in one combined The Phantom of the Opera is there inside my/your mind ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1896 "2026-05-30T16:54:28Z")
Well, we all have a face That we hide away forever And we take them out And show ourselves When everyone has gone Some are satin, some are steel Some are silk, and some are leather They’re the faces of the stranger But we love to try them on ---
**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 30, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1897 "2026-05-30T21:56:38Z")
Let me tell you The truth is in the eyes 'cause the eyes don’t lie, amen Remember, a smile is just a frown turned upside down my friend So, hear me when I’m saying Smiling faces, smiling faces, sometimes, yeah They don’t tell the truth Smiling faces, smiling faces tell lies and I got proof (Beware) beware of the handshake That hides the snake (can you dig it, can you dig it?) ---
**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 30, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1898 "2026-05-30T22:15:36Z")
Saturday in the park I think it was the Fourth of July People dancing, people laughing A man selling ice cream Singing Italian songs Eh Cumpari, ci vo sunari Can you dig it? (Yes, I can) And I’ve been waiting such a long time For Saturday ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1899 "2026-05-30T22:41:39Z")
Oh, don’t give us none of your aggravation We had it with your discipline Oh, Saturday night’s alright for fighting Get a little action in Get about as oiled as a diesel train Gonna set this dance alight 'Cause Saturday night’s the night I like Saturday night’s alright alright alright, ooh ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1900 "2026-05-30T23:16:32Z")
Come Saturday morning, I’m going away with my friend. We’ll Saturday spend til the the end of the day… We’ll travel for miles on our Saturday smiles and then move on… But we will remember long after Saturday’s gone… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=94) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=96)