# 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:** 244
**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:** [May 24, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4862 "2023-05-24T17:19:50Z")
Maybe, maybe, maybe You’ll find something that’s enough to keep you But if the bright lights don’t receive you You should turn yourself around and come on home ---
**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:** [May 24, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4863 "2023-05-24T21:52:06Z")
I’m comin’ home, I’ve done my time Now I’ve got to know what is and isn’t mine If you received my letter telling you I’d soon be free Then you’ll know just what to do If you still want me, if you still want me Whoa, tie a yellow ribbon 'round the ole oak tree It’s been three long years, do you still want me? ---
**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:** [May 24, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4864 "2023-05-24T22:02:31Z")
I’m gonna sit right down and write myself a letter And make believe it came from you I’m gonna write words, oh so sweet They’re gonna knock me off my feet A lotta kisses on the bottom I’ll be glad I got 'em _I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter. Fats Waller_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4865 "2023-05-24T23:35:35Z")
Well, she wrote me a letter Said she couldn’t live without me no more Listen mister, can’t you see I got to get back To my baby once-a more Anyway, yeah ---
**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:** [May 24, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4866 "2023-05-24T23:37:47Z")
I can’t live, if living is without you I can’t live, I can’t give any more Can’t live, if living is without you I can’t give, I can’t give any more ---
**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:** [May 25, 2023, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4867 "2023-05-25T00:23:26Z")
Yes, I’m lost without your love Life without you isn’t worth the trouble of All I want is just the way it used to be I need you here with me Oh, darlin’, can’t you see? ---
**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:** [May 25, 2023, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4868 "2023-05-25T09:35:06Z")
So play the song the way it used to be Before she left and changed it all to sadness And maybe if she’s passing by the window She will hear a love song And a melody And even if the words are not so tender She will always remember The way it used to be _The Way It Used To Be. Engelbert Humperdinck_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4869 "2023-05-25T13:52:19Z")
Memories Light the corners of my mind Misty watercolor memories Of the way we were Scattered pictures Of the smiles we left behind Smiles we gave to one another For the way we were ---
**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:** [May 25, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4870 "2023-05-25T13:56:26Z")
The way you walk and talk Really sets me off to a four-alarm, child (yes it does, uh, uh) The way you squeeze and tease knocks me to my knees ‘Cause you’re smokin’, baby, baby The way you swerve and curve really wracks my nerves And I’m so excited, child (yeah) woo, woo The way you push, push lets me know that you’re ha ha ha ha ha ha ha (You’re gonna get your wish) Oh, Lord, oh ---
**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:** [May 25, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4871 "2023-05-25T15:14:29Z")
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:** ![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:** [May 25, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4872 "2023-05-25T20:51:06Z")
I have often walked Down the street before, But the pavement always stayed Beneath my feet before All at once am I Several stories high, Knowing I’m on the street where you live _On the Street Where You Live, Dean Martin_ ---
**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:** [May 25, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4873 "2023-05-25T22:13:03Z")
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhhood A beautiful day for a neighbor Would you be mine? Could you be mine? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4874 "2023-05-25T22:28:05Z")
While the millionaires hide in Beekman Place The bag ladies throw their bones in my face I get attacked by a kid with stereo sound I don’t want to hear it but he won’t turn it down Life is tough but it’s just enough To hold back the tears until it’s closing time I survived, I’m still alive But I’m getting close to the borderline ---
**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:** [May 26, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4875 "2023-05-26T21:35:08Z")
And I’ve got swinging doors, a jukebox and a bar stool And my new home has a flashing neon sign Stop by and see me any time you want to 'Cause I’m always here at home till closing time _Swinging Doors. Merle Haggard_ ---
**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:** [May 27, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4876 "2023-05-27T02:21:18Z")
England swings like a pendulum do Bobbies on bicycles, two by two Westminster Abbey, the Tower, and Big Ben The rosy red cheeks of the little children ---
**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:** [May 27, 2023, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4877 "2023-05-27T05:00:18Z")
Little children, you better not tell on me. (I’m tellin’ you) Little children, you better not tell what you see. And if you’re good, I’ll give you candy and a quarter, If you’re quiet like you oughta be and keep a secret with me. Little Children – _Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas_ _(out of cotext, this sounds kinda pervy, but as the song goes along we find out the singer’s been making out with their big sister and, as the saying goes, little pitchers have big ears.)_ _ **-“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:** [May 27, 2023, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4878 "2023-05-27T09:56:20Z")
Once I had a secret love That lived within the heart of me All too soon my secret love Became impatient to be free So I told a friendly star The way that dreamers often do Just how wonderful you are And why I’m so in love with you _Secret Love. Doris Day_ ---
**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:** [May 27, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4879 "2023-05-27T21:50:38Z")
If they asked me, I could write a book About the way you walk, and whisper, and look I could write a preface On how we met So the world would never forget ---
**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:** [May 27, 2023, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4880 "2023-05-27T21:57:37Z")
Chapter one says to love her You love her with all your heart Chapter two you tell her you’re Never, never, never, never, never gonna part In chapter three remember the meaning of romance In chapter four you break up But you give her just one more chance Oh, I wonder, wonder who, mmbadoo-ooh, who Who wrote the book of love ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4881 "2023-05-28T18:59:17Z")
Chapter One: We didn’t really get along Chapter Two: I think I fell in love with you You said you’d stand by me in the middle of Chapter Three But you were up to your old tricks in Chapters Four Five and Six. And I’m giving you a longing look Everyday Everyday Everyday I write the book [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=243) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=245)