# 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:** 375
**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:** [June 12, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7483 "2024-06-12T16:54:27Z")
I can see very well There’s a boat on the reef with a broken back And I can see it very well There’s a joke and I know it very well It’s one of those that I told you long ago Take my word I’m a madman, don’t you know ---
**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:** [June 12, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7484 "2024-06-12T19:08:57Z")
So I packed all my clothes and I went on back home I was standing on the tarmac ready to go Then I looked all around and I looked all around And I looked all around and I went crazy ---
**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:** [June 12, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7485 "2024-06-12T22:00:05Z")
I was down in L.A. town, when our manager said “Jump” I threw my clothes and my saxophone in a two by four bit trunk I pushed it to the airport and ran to the ticket line Man said “Son, you could have saved the run, those airplanes just quit flyin’” If I can’t leave here, I just might stay And that L.A. flyway is goin’ to be my home, umm, hum ---
**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:** [June 12, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7486 "2024-06-12T22:44:50Z")
Oh, big ol’ jet airliner Don’t carry me too far away Oh, big ol’ jet airliner 'Cause it’s here that I’ve got to stay ---
**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:** [June 12, 2024, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7487 "2024-06-12T23:49:33Z")
Home is where I want to be Pick me up and turn me round I feel numb, born with a weak heart I guess I must be having fun ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7488 "2024-06-12T23:56:27Z")
This silver bird takes me 'cross the sky Just one more hour and I’ll be home and dry ‘Cross the ocean, way above the clouds I come stealin’. Feelin’ tired, but I feel good Cause I did everything I said I would I think of you, and I know how you’ll be feelin’. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2024, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7489 "2024-06-13T00:08:38Z")
And a jet could take me far But I couldn’t escape this feeling That I don’t know where I’m bound If I did get away Am I trapped or just worn down? I work hard, and I miss my family But the wheels of industry Keep on grinding away This is life on the outside, yeah, yeah, yeah ---
**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:** [June 13, 2024, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7490 "2024-06-13T11:53:23Z")
Well, it’s a bloody Mary morning Baby left me without warning Sometime in the night So I’m flyin’ down to Houston Forgetting her’s the nature of my flight As we taxi toward the runway With the smog and haze Reminding me of how I feel Just a country boy who’s learnin’ That the pitfalls of the city Are extremely real ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7491 "2024-06-13T14:26:26Z")
Well we barely make the airport For the last plane out As we taxied down the runway I could hear the people shout They said, “don’t come back here Yankee” But if I ever do I’ll bring more money 'Cause all she wants to do is dance ---
**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:** [June 13, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7492 "2024-06-13T14:27:45Z")
My girl wants to party all the time Party all the time Party all the time ---
**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:** [June 13, 2024, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7493 "2024-06-13T14:52:15Z")
First we’ll pick Priscilla up and then we’ll stop for Jane And Mary Ellen needs a ride, we’re goin’ by her place We’re goin’ to a party, our friends will all be there I got the directions, it’s across the river somewhere ---
**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:** [June 13, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7494 "2024-06-13T14:54:06Z")
Oh, my, my, oh, hell yes Honey, put on that party dress Buy me a drink, sing me a song Take me as I come 'cause I can’t stay long Last dance with Mary Jane, one more time to kill the pain I feel summer creepin’ in and I’m tired of this town again ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7495 "2024-06-13T14:56:02Z")
I phoned up my doctor to see what’s the matter He said “Come on over” I said “Do I have to?” My knees started shakin’, my wrist started achin’ When my doctor said to me “Oh my my, oh my my Can you boogie, can you slide? Oh my my, oh my my You can boogie, if you try Oh my my, oh my my It’s guaranteed to keep you alive” ---
**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:** [June 13, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7496 "2024-06-13T15:20:36Z")
One night I was layin’ down I heard mama ‘n papa talkin’ I heard papa tell mama Let that boy boogie-woogie It’s in him, and it got to come out And I felt so good Went on boogie’n just the same ---
**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:** [June 13, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7497 "2024-06-13T15:27:05Z")
Can I just say, I absolutely LOVE this thread. It’s snippets of all the songs I love for the last 50 or 60 years. It’s amazing! Carry on. You wayward son. There’ll be peace when you are done. 😃 ---
**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:** [June 13, 2024, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7498 "2024-06-13T15:28:10Z")
Travelling Eternity Road What will you find there? Carrying your heavy load Searching to find a peace of mind ---
**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:** [June 13, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7499 "2024-06-13T15:59:24Z")
It’s a long, long road From which there is no return While we’re on the way to there Why not share And the load Doesn’t weigh me down at all He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother ---
**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:** [June 13, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7500 "2024-06-13T16:29:45Z")
March for freedom’s highway March each and every day March for freedom’s highway March each and every day Made up my mind and I won’t turn around Made up my mind and I won’t turn around ---
**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:** [June 13, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7501 "2024-06-13T16:38:30Z")
(January) You start the year off fine (February) You’re my little valentine (March) I’m gonna march you down the aisle (April) You’re the Easter Bunny when you smile Calendar Girl – _Neil Sedaka_ ---
**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:** [June 13, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7502 "2024-06-13T19:07:37Z")
While strolling thro’ the park one day In the merry, merry month of May I was taken by surprise by a pair of roguish eyes In a moment my poor heart was stole away [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=374) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=376)