# 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:** 22
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/421 "2020-08-29T21:25:55Z")
Welcome to your life There’s no turning back Even while we sleep We will find you acting on your best behavior Turn your back on mother nature Everybody wants to rule the world. Tears for Fears, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World.” ---
**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:** [August 29, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/422 "2020-08-29T22:23:06Z")
This is my world,and I am the World Leader Pretend This is my life, and this is my time I have been given the freedom to do as I see fit It’s high time I razed the walls that I’ve constructed It’s amazing what devices you can sympathize Empathise This is my mistake, let me make it good I raised the wall And I will be the one to knock it down REM, “World Leader Pretend” ---
**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:** [August 29, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/423 "2020-08-29T23:58:20Z")
Asia’s crowded and Europe’s too old Africa is far too hot and Canada’s too cold And South America stole our name Let’s drop the big one There’ll be no one left to blame us Randy Newman, _Political Science_ ---
**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:** [August 30, 2020, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/424 "2020-08-30T04:19:28Z")
It’s gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa Gonna take some time to do the things we never had Toto - _Africa_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [August 30, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/425 "2020-08-30T15:21:48Z")
Now come hold my hand No bad vibe hearts Hold my hand you know This journey could be long Yeah the seasons come in All the nights are woven All the nights we’ll see them through Ah no hundred men now Would dare cut into us We’ll go on and see it through Peter Murphy, “All Night Long” ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/426 "2020-08-30T22:29:53Z")
And the seasons they go round and round, And the painted ponies go up and down, We’re captive on the carousel of time. We can’t return we can only look, Behind from where we came, And go round and round and round, In the circle game. Joni Mitchell, “The Circle Game.” ---
**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:** [August 30, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/427 "2020-08-30T22:50:19Z")
Round and round With love we’ll find a way, just give it time Round and round What comes around goes around I’ll tell you why Ratt - _Round and Round_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [August 31, 2020, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/428 "2020-08-31T01:31:28Z")
Round round get around, I get around, yeah (Get around round round I get around, ooh-ooh) I get around From town to town (get around round round I get around) I’m a real cool head (get around round round I get around) I’m makin’ real good bread (get around round round I get around) The Beach Boys _I Get Around_ ---
**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:** [August 31, 2020, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/429 "2020-08-31T01:33:07Z")
Spinning, turning, watching, burning All my life has found it’s meaning Walking, crawling, climbing, falling All my life has found it’s meaning Lifehouse, _Spin_ ---
**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/430 "2020-08-31T03:15:37Z")
Round like a circle in a spiral Like a wheel within a wheel Never ending nor beginning On an ever spinning reel … Like the circles that you find In the windmills of your mind Noel Harrison / _The Windmills Of Your Mind_ ---
**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:** [August 31, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/431 "2020-08-31T04:34:30Z")
What goes up must come down Spinnin’ wheel, got to go round Talkin’ ‘bout your troubles, it’s a cryin’ sin Ride a painted pony, let the spinnin’ wheel spin Blood, Sweat & Tears - _Spinning Wheel_ _ **-“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:** [August 31, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/432 "2020-08-31T13:06:21Z")
I ride an old Paint, I’m leadin’ old Dan I’m goin’ to Montana just to throw the houlihan They feed in the coulees, they water in the draw Their tails are all matted, their backs are all raw Ride around, little dogies, ride around them slow For they’re fiery and snuffy and rarin’ to go Woody Guthrie - _I Ride An Old Paint_ ---
**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:** [September 1, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/433 "2020-09-01T20:08:19Z")
I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name 'Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain America _Horse with No Name_ ---
**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:** [September 1, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/434 "2020-09-01T22:47:16Z")
A broken horse And one by one I watched them run They were my friends A frozen eye And one by one I saw them crying They were forever to be leaving Rain Parade - _Broken Horse_ ---
**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:** [September 2, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/435 "2020-09-02T15:59:17Z")
Oh, the love you promised would be mine forever I would have bet my bottom dollar on Well, it sure turned out to be a short forever Just once I turned my back and you were gone From now on all my friends are gonna be strangers I’m all through ever trusting anyone _Merle Haggard; All My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers_ ---
**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:** [September 2, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/436 "2020-09-02T17:00:09Z")
Who asked you to annoy me With your sad, sad repartee? Besides, _I never talk to strangers_ anyway. Tom Waits ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/437 "2020-09-02T19:15:45Z")
People are strange when you’re a stranger Faces look ugly when you’re alone Women seem wicked when you’re unwanted Streets are uneven when you’re down The Doors ---
**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:** [September 2, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/438 "2020-09-02T21:50:02Z")
Nobody knows you, when you down and out In my pocket not one penny, and my friends I haven’t any Jimmy Cox ---
**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:** [September 2, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/439 "2020-09-02T22:29:24Z")
Like songs, our warmth fades away Turns into coldness Like the words that we say, today And as the city glows Electric people nobody knows Electric dreams, nobody shows When you touch my skin The feeling is electric The Church, “Electric” ---
**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:** [September 3, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/440 "2020-09-03T00:57:00Z")
HEY YOU GUYS!!! We’re gonna turn it on We’re gonna bring you the power We’re gonna light up the dark of night like the brightest day in a whole new way We’re gonna turn it on We’re gonna bring you the power It’s coming down the lines, strong as they can be through the courtesy of The Electric Company The Electric Company The Electric Company! From the show [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=23)