# 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:** 167
**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:** [December 21, 2022, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3322 "2022-12-21T01:20:33Z")
I’ve been caught stealing; Once when I was 5… I enjoy stealing. It’s just as simple as that. Well, it’s just a simple fact. When I want something, I don’t want to pay for it. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3323 "2022-12-21T04:32:55Z")
If you want it, here it is, come and get it Mm-mm-mm-mm, make your mind up fast If you want it, any time, I can give it But you’d better hurry 'cause it may not last Did I hear you say that there must be a catch? Will you walk away from a fool and his money? ---
**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:** [December 21, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3324 "2022-12-21T12:47:55Z")
Here they come again, mm-mhm Catch us if you can, mm-mhm Time to get a move on, mm-mhm We will yell with all of our might Catch us if you can _ **-“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:** [December 21, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3325 "2022-12-21T14:24:04Z")
Mother told me, yes, she told me That I’d meet girls like you She also told me, “Stay away You’ll never know what you’ll catch” Just the other day I heard Of a soldier’s falling off Some Indonesian junk That’s going round ---
**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:** [December 21, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3326 "2022-12-21T14:37:25Z")
I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus Underneath the mistletoe last night. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3327 "2022-12-22T02:44:11Z")
When I became of age my mother called me to her side, She said,"Son, you’re growing up now pretty soon you’ll take a bride. And then she said, “Just because you’ve become a young man now, There’s still some things that you don’t understand now, Before you ask some girl for her hand now Keep your freedom for as long as you can now.” My mama told me, “You better shop around Oh yeah, you better shop around.” ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3328 "2022-12-22T05:20:39Z")
When I was a little boy (When I was just a boy) And the devil would call my name (When I was just a boy) I’d say, now who do (Who) Who do you think you’re foolin’ (When I was just a boy) I’m a consecrated boy (When I was just a boy) I’m a singer in a Sunday choir Oh, my mama loves me, she loves me She get down on her knees and hug me And she loves me like a rock She rocks me like the rock of ages and loves me She love me, love me, love me, love me ---
**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:** [December 22, 2022, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3329 "2022-12-22T05:37:49Z")
Hiding in my room, safe within my womb, I touch no one and no one touches me. I am a rock, I am an island. …And a rock feels no pain. And an island… never… cries. _ **-“BB”-** _ _**(FWIW, I’ve found that despite my best efforts, I an NOT a rock)**_ ---
**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:** [December 22, 2022, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3330 "2022-12-22T06:26:33Z")
You can’t depend on your teacher You can’t depend on your preacher You can’t depend on politicians You can’t depend on superstitions Love can rock you Never stop you Ah, ah, ah, ah Love is like a rock ---
**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:** [December 22, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3331 "2022-12-22T13:26:45Z")
The king is dead And long live the people who aim above All the simple stuff never understood Like right from bad and wrong from good Deny that you were ever tempted by the lie That there’s an answer in the sky Measure by measure, drop by drop And pound for pound, we’re taking stock Of all the treasure still unlocked The love you found must never stop ---
**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:** [December 22, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3332 "2022-12-22T14:38:07Z")
Love came down at Christmas Love all lovely, love divine Love was born at Christmas Star and angels gave the sign Love shall be our token Love be yours and love be mine Love to God to all men Love for plea and gift and sign ---
**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:** [December 22, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3333 "2022-12-22T15:58:54Z")
Christmas is the time to say “I love you” Share the joys of laughter and good cheer Christmas is the time to say “I love you” And a feeling that will last all through the year ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3334 "2022-12-23T03:47:52Z")
Don’t you give me all that jive about things you wrote before I’s alive 'Cause this ain’t 1823 – ain’t even 1970 Now I’m the guy named Kurtis Blow and Christmas is one thing I know So every year just about this time, I celebrate it with a rhyme ---
**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:** [December 23, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3335 "2022-12-23T15:56:21Z")
Snow on my window pane, eating candy canes Christmas is here, I feel it in my veins To celebrate, the 25th is the date It’s time for love, it’s not too late Sit by the tree shining bright Listening to the carols on the radio all night ---
**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:** [December 23, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3336 "2022-12-23T15:59:54Z")
And the mist will wrap around us And the crystal, if you touch it And the cars Lost in the drift Are there And the people that drive Lost in the drift Are there And the cares I’ve lost in the drift Are there Theirs, ours, Lost in the drift Are… Driven Driven together And driven Apart ---
**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:** [December 23, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3337 "2022-12-23T16:25:25Z")
Snow, snow, snow, snow, snow It won’t be long before we’ll all be there with snow Snow, snow, I want to wash my hands, my face and hair with snow Snow, I long to clear a path and lift a spade of snow Snow, oh, to see a great big man entirely made of snow, snow ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3338 "2022-12-23T18:34:50Z")
Over the river and through the woods To grandmother’s house we go The horse knows the way To carry the sleigh Through the white and drifting snow-oh! ---
**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:** [December 24, 2022, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3339 "2022-12-24T04:46:11Z")
Later on, we’ll conspire As we sweat by the fire To face unafraid, the plans that we made Walking in a winter wonder, wonderland ---
**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:** [December 24, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3340 "2022-12-24T14:33:06Z")
I love the winter, weather So the two of us can get together There’s nothing sweeter, finer When it’s nice and cold, I can hold my baby closer, to me And collect the kisses that are due me ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3341 "2022-12-24T18:11:58Z")
She said ‘I love the night The day is OK and the sun can be fun But I live to see those rays slip away’ I love the night There’s so much I can show and give to you If you will welcome me tonight If only you had been there my dear We could have shared this together [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=166) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=168)