# I've seen fire and I've seen rain 2 (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 23, 2020, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254 "2020-06-23T04:29:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 123
**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 16, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/2442 "2022-05-16T20:06:25Z")
You’re a real tough cookie with a long history Of breaking little hearts like the one in me. That’s okay, lets see how you do it, Put up your dukes, let’s get down to it. _Hit Me With Your Best Shot_ – Pat Benatar _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [May 16, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/2443 "2022-05-16T20:59:16Z")
If he didn’t care for me I could have never made him mad But he hit me And I was glad Yes, he hit me And it felt like a kiss ---
**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 17, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/2444 "2022-05-17T16:20:27Z")
You don’t have to be rich to be my girl You don’t have to be cool to rule my world Ain’t no [particular](https://www.definitions.net/definition/particular) sign I’m more [compatible](https://www.definitions.net/definition/compatible) with I just want your [extra](https://www.definitions.net/definition/extra) time and your kiss ---
**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:** [May 18, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/2445 "2022-05-18T14:22:12Z")
I guess I should’ve known by the way You parked your car sideways that it wouldn’t last See, you’re the kinda person that believes in makin’ out once Love 'em and leave 'em fast ---
**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 18, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/2446 "2022-05-18T16:50:58Z")
You might be quite the fickle-hearted rover So carefree and bold Who loves a girl and later thinks it over And just quits cold ---
**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:** [May 19, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/2447 "2022-05-19T18:38:53Z")
It used to be when I’d see a girl that I like I’d get out my book and write down her name But when the grass got a little greener on the other side I’d just tear out that page But then I fooled around and fell in love ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/2448 "2022-05-19T18:41:00Z")
But what a fool believes, he sees No wise man has the power to reason away What seems to be Is always better than nothing Than nothing at all ---
**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/2449 "2022-05-19T22:11:48Z")
Why does the rain fall from above? Why do fools fall in love? ---
**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 20, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/2450 "2022-05-20T13:10:28Z")
But the fool on the hill sees the sun going down And the eyes in his head see the world spinning round ---
**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:** [May 20, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/2451 "2022-05-20T15:58:55Z")
I’m on the top of the world lookin’ down on creation And the only explanation I can find Is the love that I’ve found ever since you’ve been around Your love’s put me at the top of the world ---
**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 20, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/2452 "2022-05-20T16:28:55Z")
(Bits of) my creation–Is it real? It’s my creation–I do not know No hesitation–No heart of gold Just flesh and blood–I do not know I do not know From my heart and from my hand Why don’t people understand My intentions, Ooh, weird science ---
**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 20, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/2453 "2022-05-20T19:00:00Z")
Such an effort If he only knew of my plan In just seven days I can make you a man ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/2454 "2022-05-20T19:06:23Z")
Let’s get down to business to defeat the Huns Did they send me daughters when I asked for sons? You’re the saddest bunch I ever met But you can bet before we’re through Mister, I’ll make a man out of you (“I’ll Make a Man Out of You,” Donny Osmond (from _Mulan_) ) ---
**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 20, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/2455 "2022-05-20T21:31:09Z")
I got a twenty dollar gold piece Says there ain’t nothing I can’t do, I can make a dress out of a feed bag And I can make a man out of you! _I’m a Woman_ – Peggy Lee … _(that lady could sure belt out a song!)_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 21, 2022, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/2456 "2022-05-21T11:48:52Z")
And I’m standing on the corner with a dollar in my hand, Looking for a woman who’s looking for a man How long, Good God must I wait? Can I get you now, oh no, must I hesitate. ---
**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2022, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/2457 "2022-05-22T05:48:36Z")
I got a mom but I ain’t got a dad My dad’s got a wife but she ain’t my mom Mom’s looking for a man to be my dad But I want my mom and dad to be my real Mom and dad Is that so bad Oh, I think I’ve been had Lost in America ---
**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:** [May 22, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/2458 "2022-05-22T15:35:56Z")
I don’t wanna play house; I know it can’t be fun I’ve watched mommy and daddy And if that’s the way it’s done I don’t wanna play house; It makes my mommy cry 'Cause when she played house My daddy said good-bye. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/2459 "2022-05-22T15:56:19Z")
Our house is a very, very, very fine house With two cats in the yard Life used to be so hard Now everything is easy 'cause of you ---
**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 22, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/2460 "2022-05-22T16:12:51Z")
Our house, was our castle and our keep Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, that was where we used to sleep Our house, in the middle of our street ---
**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 22, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/2461 "2022-05-22T17:02:49Z")
She drew her wheel chair to the edge of the shore, and to her legs she smiled “You won’t hurt me no more” But then a sight she’d never seen made her jump and say “Look, a golden winged ship is passing my way” And it really didn’t have to stop, it just kept on going And so castles made of sand Slips into the sea, eventually [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=122) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=124)