# 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:** 211
**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:** [March 19, 2023, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4202 "2023-03-19T22:57:04Z")
[I checked, it’s “But I must let the show go on”] ---
**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:** [March 20, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4203 "2023-03-20T01:23:36Z")
Everybody plays the fool sometime There’s no exception to the rule Listen baby It may be factual may be cruel I ain’t lying Everybody plays the fool ---
**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:** [March 20, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4204 "2023-03-20T01:42:25Z")
'Cause everybody’s somebody’s fool Everybody’s somebody’s baby And there are no exceptions to the rule Yes, everybody’s somebody’s fool ---
**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:** [March 20, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4205 "2023-03-20T01:50:21Z")
[Checked what?](https://genius.com/Leo-sayer-the-show-must-go-on-lyrics) [Say again?](https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Leo-Sayer/The-Show-Must-Go-On) [Could Leo have done two sets of lyrics?](https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/356188/Leo+Sayer/The+Show+Must+Go+On) [Has the Internet lied to me?](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/leosayer/theshowmustgoon.html) Or were you taken in by [Three Dog Night’s inferior cover](https://genius.com/Three-dog-night-the-show-must-go-on-lyrics), which came out a year later? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4206 "2023-03-20T02:23:17Z")
You see the world through your cynical eyes You’re a troubled young man I can tell You’ve got it all in the palm of your hand But your hand’s wet with sweat and your head needs a rest And you’re fooling yourself if you don’t believe it You’re kidding yourself if you don’t believe it ---
**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:** [March 20, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4207 "2023-03-20T07:24:44Z")
I’m sorry for the things I’ve said, the things I’ve done, I’m sorry for the restless thief I’ve been, Please don’t make me pay for my deceiving heart, Just turn up your lamp and let me in, I wish I was a fool for you, I wish I was a fool for you, I wish I was a fool for you again. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4208 "2023-03-20T14:05:54Z")
Fool if you think it’s over ‘Cause you said goodbye Fool if you think it’s over I’ll tell you why New born eyes always cry with pain At the first look at the mornin’ sun Fool if you think it’s over It’s just begun ---
**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:** [March 20, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4209 "2023-03-20T17:59:07Z")
We’ve only just begun to live White lace and promises A kiss for luck and we’re on our way We’ve only begun ---
**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:** [March 20, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4210 "2023-03-20T18:48:14Z")
[Yeah, I know _The Show Must Go On_ from Three Dog Night.] It breaks your heart in two To know she’s been untrue But, oh, what will you do When she says to you There’s someone new, We’re through We’re through It’s over It’s over It’s over ---
**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:** [March 20, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4211 "2023-03-20T19:15:16Z")
You know those lonely nights when you left me all alone Oh my new love would call and comfort me on the telephone And I said darling if that’s the way it’s got to be Oh sweet woman don’t you worry about me She said I found somebody new to take you’re place I said don’t feel so all alone I found someone of my own ---
**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:** [March 20, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4212 "2023-03-20T20:54:08Z")
Lonely night, I cry myself to sleep Tell me, what am I gonna do 'Cause it’s always been you to dry my tears It’s always been you to wash away my fears It’s always been you each night and day Now what can I say when love slips away? ---
**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:** [March 20, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4213 "2023-03-20T21:55:40Z")
What’ll I do When I am wondering who Is kissing you? What’ll I do? ---
**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:** [March 20, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4214 "2023-03-20T22:19:07Z")
I wonder who’s kissing her now? Wonder who’s teaching her how? Wonder who’s looking into her eyes Breathing sighs an’ telling lies? I wonder who’s buyin’ the wine For the lips that I used to call mine? Wonder if she ever tells him of me? I wonder who’s kissing her now? I wonder who’s buying the wine For lips that I used to call mine? Wonder if she ever tells him of me? I wonder who’s kissing Her now? _I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now. Perry Como_ ---
**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:** [March 20, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4215 "2023-03-20T22:25:45Z")
p.s. If Wanda Hughes had married Henry Kissinger, she’d be Wanda Hughes Kissinger now ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4216 "2023-03-20T22:52:01Z")
I kissed a girl and I liked it The taste of her cherry Chapstick I kissed a girl just to try it I hope my boyfriend don’t mind it It felt so wrong, it felt so right Don’t mean I’m in love tonight I kissed a girl and I liked it I liked it ---
**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:** [March 20, 2023, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4217 "2023-03-20T23:16:41Z")
I said I know it’s only rock ‘n’ roll but I like it I know it’s only rock ‘n’ roll but I like it, like it, yes, I do Oh, well, I like it, I like it, I like it I said can’t you see that this old boy has been a lonely? ---
**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:** [March 21, 2023, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4218 "2023-03-21T02:48:06Z")
Oh baby, rock ‘n’ roll is here to stay It will never die It was meant to be that way Though I don’t know why I don’t care what people say Rock ‘n’ roll is here to stay (We don’t care what people say) (Rock ‘n’ roll is here to stay) ---
**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:** [March 21, 2023, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4219 "2023-03-21T04:00:39Z")
Rock and roll ain’t noise pollution Rock and roll ain’t gonna die Rock and roll ain’t noise pollution Rock and roll, it will survive Yes, it will, ha-ha Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution – _AC/DC_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [March 21, 2023, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4220 "2023-03-21T09:52:08Z")
Go on now, go, walk out the door Just turn around now 'Cause you’re not welcome anymore Weren’t you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye? You think I’d crumble? You think I’d lay down and die? Oh no, not I, I will survive Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I’ll stay alive I’ve got all my life to live And I’ve got all my love to give and I’ll survive I will survive, hey, hey _I Will Survive. Gloria Gaynor_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4221 "2023-03-21T15:32:45Z")
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