# 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:** 263
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/5243 "2023-07-08T14:18:52Z")
Hey, did you happen to see The most beautiful girl in the world? And if you did, was she crying, crying? Hey, if you happen to see The most beautiful girl that walked out on me Tell her I’m sorry Tell her I need my baby Oh, won’t you tell her that I love her? ---
**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:** [July 8, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/5244 "2023-07-08T15:12:38Z")
Oh, I hear her voice as the cold winds blow In the sweet music on my radio Have you seen her? Tell me, have you seen her? Why, oh why Did she have to leave and go away, oh yeah Oh, I’ve been used to havin’ someone to lean on And I’m lost Baby, I’m lost ---
**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:** [July 8, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/5245 "2023-07-08T20:00:04Z")
Did she mention my name just in passing? ---
**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:** [July 8, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/5246 "2023-07-08T20:51:12Z")
He was big and bent and gray and old, And I looked at him and my blood ran cold. And I said, “My name is Sue, How do you do? Now you gonna die!” A Boy Named Sue – _Shel Silverstein_ _ **-“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:** [July 8, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/5247 "2023-07-08T21:35:06Z")
Every mornin’ at the mine you could see him arrive He stood six-foot-six and weighed two-forty-five Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip And everybody knew ya didn’t give no lip to big John (Big John, big John) Big bad John (big John) ---
**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:** [July 8, 2023, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/5248 "2023-07-08T22:42:54Z")
You get up every morning from alarm clock’s warning Take the 8:15 into the city There’s a whistle up above and people pushing, people shoving And the girls who try to look pretty And if your train’s on time, you can get to work by nine And start your slavin’ jobs and get your pay If you ever get annoyed, look at me, I’m self-employed I love to work at nothing all day ---
**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:** [July 8, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/5249 "2023-07-08T22:59:43Z")
Ring! Ring! It’s 7:00 A.M.! Move y’self to go again Cold water in the face Brings you back to this awful place Knuckle merchants and you bankers, too Must get up an’ learn those rules Weather man and the crazy chief One says sun and one says sleet ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/5250 "2023-07-09T02:13:28Z")
Woke up, fell out of bed Dragged a comb across my head Found my way downstairs And I drank a cup Looking up, I noticed I was late Found my coat Grabbed my hat Made the bus in seconds flat Found my way upstairs and had a smoke Somebody spoke and I went into a dream ---
**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:** [July 9, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/5251 "2023-07-09T13:19:24Z")
In your shirt and your socks (The black silk with gold clocks) Crossing Salisbury Plain on a bicycle: And he and the crew Are on bicycles too Which they’ve somehow or other invested in And he’s telling the tars All the particulars Of a company he’s interested in ---
**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:** [July 9, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/5252 "2023-07-09T15:06:19Z")
Climbing up on Solsbury Hill I could see the city light Wind was blowing, time stood still Eagle flew out of the night He was something to observe Came in close, I heard a voice Standing stretching every nerve I had to listen, had no choice I did not believe the information Just had to trust imagination My heart going boom boom boom “Son,” he said “Grab your things, I’ve come to take you home” ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/5253 "2023-07-09T17:32:49Z")
With all the power you’re releasing It isn’t safe to walk the city streets alone Anticipation is running through me Let’s find the key and turn this engine on I can feel you breathe I can feel your heart beat faster Take me home tonight I don’t want to let you go 'til you see the light Take me home tonight Listen honey, just like Ronnie sang, “Be my little baby” ---
**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:** [July 9, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/5254 "2023-07-09T17:34:12Z")
We can never know about the days to come But we think about them anyway And I wonder if I’m really with you now Or just chasin’ after some finer day Anticipation, anticipation Is makin’ me late Is keepin’ me waitin’ ---
**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:** [July 9, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/5255 "2023-07-09T18:01:25Z")
But I got a girl waitin’ for me That’s gonna make this trip worthwhile You see, she’s got the kind Of lovin’ and kissin’ Make a boy go stone wild ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/5256 "2023-07-09T18:07:49Z")
It won’t be long, yes, till you’re alone When your lover, oh, he hasn’t come home ‘Cause he’s lovin’ who he’s touchin’, he’s squeezin’ another He’s tearin’ you apart Ooh, every day, every day He’s tearin’ you apart Oh girl what can you say? ‘Cause he’s lovin’, touchin’ another Now it’s your turn, girl, to cry ---
**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:** [July 9, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/5257 "2023-07-09T23:21:16Z")
But now it’s Judy’s turn to cry Judy’s turn to cry Judy’s turn to cry 'Cause Johnny’s come back To me Judy’s Turn to Cry – _Leslie Gore_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [July 9, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/5258 "2023-07-09T23:23:54Z")
When you left me all alone You left me cryin’ on my own Tell me, tell me, what you gonna do Tell me pretty baby Cause I’m still in love with you Come back, baby Come back, won’t you come back to me Come back, baby Come back, won’t you come back to me ---
**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:** [July 10, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/5259 "2023-07-10T01:29:06Z")
Come back when you grow up, girl You’re still livin’ in a paper-doll world Livin’ ain’t easy, lovin’s twice as tough So come back, baby, when you grow up ---
**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:** [July 10, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/5260 "2023-07-10T02:08:00Z")
When you climb to the top of the mountain Look out over the sea Think about the places, perhaps, where a young man could be Then you jump back down to the rooftops Look out over the town Think about all of the strange things circulating 'round It ain’t easy, it ain’t easy It ain’t easy to get to heaven when you’re going down ---
**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:** [July 10, 2023, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/5261 "2023-07-10T08:18:32Z")
Little Sister, don’t you kiss me once or twice And say it’s very nice And then you run Little Sister don’t you do what your big Sister done… ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/5262 "2023-07-10T15:00:27Z")
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