# 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:** 191
**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:** [February 16, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3802 "2023-02-16T16:26:53Z")
You say you want a revolution Well, you know We all want to change the world ---
**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:** [February 16, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3803 "2023-02-16T16:29:50Z")
Ten years livin’ in a paper bag Feedback, baby, he’s a flipped out cat He’s a platinum canary, drinkin’ Falstaff beer Mercedes Ruehl and a rented Lear Bottom feeder, insincere Prophet lo-fi pioneer Sell the house and go to school Get a young girlfriend, daddy’s jewel A change (A change would do you good) Would do you good (A change would do you good) I think a change (A change would do you good) Would do you good (A change would do you good) ---
**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:** [February 16, 2023, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3804 "2023-02-16T16:38:27Z")
I was 21 years when I wrote this song I’m 22 now, but I won’t be for long People ask when will you grow up to be a man But all the girls I loved at school Are already pushing prams I loved you then as I love you still Though I put you on a pedestal They put you on the pill I don’t feel bad about letting you go I just feel sad about letting you know I don’t want to change the world I’m just looking for another girl I don’t want to change the world I’m not looking for a new England I’m just looking for another girl ---
**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:** [February 16, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3805 "2023-02-16T17:01:54Z")
Watching girls go passing by It ain’t the latest thing I’m just standing in a doorway I’m just trying to make some sense Out of these girls passing by The tales they tell of men I’m not waiting on a lady I’m just waiting on friend ---
**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:** [February 16, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3806 "2023-02-16T17:39:27Z")
The boys watch the girls while the girls watch the boys who watch the girls go by Eye to eye, they solemnly convene to make the scene Which is the name of the game, watch a guy watch a dame on any street in town Up and down and over and across, romance is boss ---
**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:** [February 16, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3807 "2023-02-16T17:47:08Z")
She’s totally committed To major independence But she’s a lady through and through She gives them quite a battle All that they can handle She’ll bruise some She’ll hurt some too But oh, they love to watch her strut Oh, they do respect her but They love to watch her strut ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3808 "2023-02-16T19:10:45Z")
Take this pink ribbon off my eyes I’m exposed and it’s no big surprise Don’t you think I know exactly where I stand? This world is forcing me to hold your hand 'Cause I’m just a girl, oh, little old me Well, don’t let me out of your sight Oh, I’m just a girl, all pretty and petite So don’t let me have any rights Oh, I’ve had it up to here ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3809 "2023-02-16T21:11:18Z")
Bus driver, please look for me, 'Cause I couldn’t bear to see what I might see. I’m really still in prison, and my love, she holds the key. A simple yellow ribbon’s what I need to set me free. ---
**Author:** ![Casparlatete](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/casparlatete/32/3377_2.png) [@Casparlatete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casparlatete)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3810 "2023-02-16T22:47:25Z")
Whoa, tie a yellow ribbon 'round the ole oak tree It’s been three long years, do you still want me? If I don’t see a ribbon round the ole oak tree I’ll stay on the bus, forget about us, put the blame on me If I don’t see a yellow ribbon 'round the ole oak tree ---
**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:** [February 16, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3811 "2023-02-16T22:51:46Z")
Take the ribbon from my hair Shake it loose and let it fall Lay it soft upon my skin Like the shadows on the wall Come and lay down by my side Til the early mornin’ light All I’m takin’ is your time Help me make it through the night ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3812 "2023-02-17T12:22:36Z")
Me and Crazy Janey was makin’ love in the dirt Singin’ our birthday songs Janey said it was time to go So we closed our eyes and said goodbye to Gypsy Angel Row Felt so right Together we moved like spirits in the night (all night) In the night (all night) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3813 "2023-02-17T16:32:23Z")
I close my eyes Only for a moment And the moment’s gone All my dreams Pass before my eyes a curiosity Dust in the wind All they are is dust in the wind ---
**Author:** ![Casparlatete](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/casparlatete/32/3377_2.png) [@Casparlatete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casparlatete)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3814 "2023-02-17T16:38:51Z")
OH, YOUR RED SCARF MATCHES YOUR EYES, YOU CLOSED YOUR COVER BEFORE STRIKING, FATHER HAD THE SHIPFITTER BLUES, LOVING YOU HAS MADE ME BANANAS, OH, YOU BURNT YOUR FINGER THAT EVENING, WHILE MY BACK WAS TURNED, I ASKED THE WAITER FOR IODINE, BUT I DINED ALL ALONE, _LOVING YOU HAS MADE ME BANANAS_ _(Words and Music by Guy Marks)_ ---
**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:** [February 17, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3815 "2023-02-17T16:51:04Z")
You keep playin’ where you shouldn’t be playin’ And you keep thinkin’ that you’ll never get burnt, ha! I just found me a brand-new box of matches, yeah And what he knows, you ain’t had time to learn ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3816 "2023-02-17T18:13:56Z")
Well, I’ve got a brand-new pair of roller skates You’ve got a brand-new key I think that we should get together And try them on to see ---
**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:** [February 17, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3817 "2023-02-17T18:17:33Z")
I got a brand new car And I like to drive real hard I got a brand new car And I’m feeling good so far Take her on the highway for a little spin I want to see the kind of shape she’s in And I got a brand new star Jack her up baby, go on, open the hood I want to check if her oil smells good Mm, smells like caviar ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3818 "2023-02-17T18:42:32Z")
Nobody gonna take my car I’m gonna race it to the ground Nobody gonna beat my car It’s gonna break the speed of sound Ooh it’s a killing machine It’s got everything Like a driving power big fat tires And everything I love it and I need it I bleed it Yeah it’s a wild hurricane Alright hold tight I’m a highway star ---
**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:** [February 17, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3819 "2023-02-17T22:38:20Z")
He loves your Electric dumplings Red bell peppers Fuel injection Service charge Five-speed gearbox Long endurance Quest for junk food Big refrigerator Trembling Wilbury Marble earrings Porky curtains Power steering Bottled water Parts and services ---
**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:** [February 17, 2023, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3820 "2023-02-17T22:46:50Z")
Come to me for service Every hundred miles Baby, let me check your points Fix your overdrive Talking 'bout love I’m talking 'bout love I’m talking 'bout ---
**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:** [February 17, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3821 "2023-02-17T23:04:15Z")
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