# 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:** 177
**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:** [January 19, 2023, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3522 "2023-01-19T07:03:08Z")
Well, I rolled and I tumbled Cried the whole night long Well, I rolled and I tumbled Cried the whole night long When I woke up this morning Didn’t know right or wrong Well, if the river was a whiskey And I was a diving duck If the river was a whiskey And I was a diving duck Well, I would dive to the bottom I’d swear, I’d never come up ---
**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:** [January 19, 2023, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3523 "2023-01-19T07:18:48Z")
I’m so tired, My mind is set on you I’m so-o-o tired… I wonder should I call you, But I know what you would 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:** [January 19, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3524 "2023-01-19T14:55:01Z")
I can’t sleep at night, tossing and turning I turn on the light then while it’s burning I think of all the things that we do And all the reasons why I love you Tossing and turning I’m tossing and turning all night ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3525 "2023-01-19T15:11:58Z")
I can’t get to sleep I think about the implication Of diving in too deep And possibly the complications Especially at night I worry over situations I know will be alright Perhaps it’s just imagination ---
**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:** [January 19, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3526 "2023-01-19T15:14:28Z")
In the dime stores and bus stations, People talk of situations, Read books, repeat quotations, Draw conclusions on the wall. Some speak of the future, My love she speaks softly, She knows there’s no success like failure And that failure’s no success at all. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3527 "2023-01-19T15:16:36Z")
Blue eyed dressed for every situation Moving through the doorway of a nation Pick me up and shake the doubt Baby, I can’t do without Don’t mess around You bring me down How you get about Don’t make a sound Just move out ---
**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:** [January 19, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3528 "2023-01-19T19:17:30Z")
In the twilight glow, I see them Blue eyes crying in the rain When we kissed goodbye and parted I knew we’d never meet again ---
**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:** [January 19, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3529 "2023-01-19T20:45:39Z")
Blue eyes holding back the tears Holding back the pain Baby’s got blue eyes And she’s alone 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:** [January 19, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3530 "2023-01-19T23:08:28Z")
Down on the corner by the traffic light, Everybody’s lookin’ as she goes by. They turn their heads, and they watch her 'til she’s gone… Lord have mercy, Baby’s got her blue jeans on. Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On – _Mel McDaniel_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3531 "2023-01-20T01:27:07Z")
Tall and tan and young and lovely The girl from Ipanema goes walking And when she passes Each one she passes goes, “Ah” ---
**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:** [January 20, 2023, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3532 "2023-01-20T01:28:56Z")
Pretty woman, walking down the street Pretty woman, the kind I’d like to meet Pretty woman, I don’t believe you You’re not the truth No one could look as good as you Mercy! ---
**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:** [January 20, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3533 "2023-01-20T15:47:00Z")
I want her And I need her And someday, someway Whaoh, I’ll meet her She’ll be kind of shy And real good-looking too And I’ll be certain she’s the one By the things she likes to do ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3534 "2023-01-20T15:51:22Z")
Too many broken hearts have fallen in the river Too many lonely souls have drifted out to sea You lay your bets and then you pay the price The things we do for love (The things we do for 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:** [January 20, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3535 "2023-01-20T16:35:32Z")
Un-break my heart Say you’ll love me again Undo this hurt you caused When you walked out the door ---
**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:** [January 20, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3536 "2023-01-20T20:42:58Z")
Don’t go breakin’ my heart… ---
**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:** [January 20, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3537 "2023-01-20T21:23:26Z")
My love, my love has passed me by… Why do you have to be a heartbreaker? (heart) Is it a lesson that I never knew Got to get out of the spell that I’m under ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3538 "2023-01-21T00:02:29Z")
I gotta admit that I’m a little bit confused Sometimes it seems to me as if I’m just being used Gotta stay awake, gotta try and shake off this creeping malaise If I don’t stand my own ground, how can I find my way out of this maze? ---
**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:** [January 21, 2023, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3539 "2023-01-21T04:16:40Z")
Yes, I wanna spread the news That if it feels this good gettin’ used Oh, you just keep on usin’ me Until you use me up Use Me – _Bill Withers_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [January 21, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3540 "2023-01-21T13:37:55Z")
But well I’m gonna show you, baby That a woman can be tough I want you to come on, come on, come on, come on and take it Take another little piece of my heart now, baby (Oh, oh, break a-) Break another little bit of my heart now, darling, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Oh, oh, have a-) Have another little piece of my heart now, baby Well you know you got it if it makes you feel good Oh, yes indeed ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3541 "2023-01-21T17:32:25Z")
I would walk ten miles on my hands and knees Ain’t no doubt about it, baby, it’s you I aim to please I’d wrestle with a lion and a grizzly bear It’s my life, baby, but I don’t care Ain’t that tough enough [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=176) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=178)