# 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:** 386
**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 17, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7703 "2024-07-17T16:31:23Z")
I have legalized robbery, called it belief I have a-run with the money, I have hid like a thief Re-written history with my armies and my crooks Invented memories, I did burn all the books And I can still hear his laughter And I can still hear his song The man’s too big The man’s too strong ---
**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 17, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7704 "2024-07-17T16:54:47Z")
You got me working boss man, a workin’ around the clock, I want a little drink of whiskey, you sure won’t let me stop. Big boss man, can’t you hear me when I call? You ain’t so big, you just tall, that’s just about all. ---
**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 17, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7705 "2024-07-17T17:56:03Z")
Well, forty days, and nights at sea Pay me my money down That captain worked every last dollar outta me Pay me my money down Pay me, pay me Pay me my money down Pay me or go to jail Pay me my money down ---
**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 17, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7706 "2024-07-17T20:22:38Z")
Let me tell you how it will be There’s one for you, nineteen for me 'Cause I’m the taxman Yeah, I’m the taxman Should five per cent appear too small? Be thankful I don’t take it all 'Cause I’m the taxman Yeah, I’m the taxman ---
**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 17, 2024, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7707 "2024-07-17T20:55:24Z")
Hey Nineteen No, we can’t dance together We can’t dance together No, we can’t talk at all Please take me along When you slide on down ---
**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:** [July 17, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7708 "2024-07-17T21:11:06Z")
Young teacher, the subject of schoolgirl fantasy She wants him so badly, knows what she wants to be Inside her there’s longing, this girl’s an open page Bookmarking, she’s so close now This girl is half his age Don’t stand, don’t stand so Don’t stand so close to me ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7709 "2024-07-17T21:12:43Z")
Then the teacher told me It had been a lot of fun Thanked me for his ticket And all that I had done Hey man, what’s the plan, what was that you said? Sun-tanned, drink in hand, lying there in bed I try to socialize but I can’t seem to find What I was looking for, got something on my mind ---
**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 18, 2024, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7710 "2024-07-18T12:05:36Z")
… I have spoke with the tongue of angels I have held the hand of a devil It was warm in the night I was cold as a stone … But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for ---
**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 18, 2024, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7711 "2024-07-18T12:26:57Z")
the fat cat smiles the contract signed he can be proud the church agrees his private army will be used to stop the crowd there’s a peaceful protest gathering the faithful in the public square they’ll get beaten battered and abused cuz they see god everywhere birds stop singin in the middle of the day when god and the devil shake hands ---
**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 18, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7712 "2024-07-18T13:32:45Z")
So now as I’m leavin’, I’m weary as hell The confusion I’m feelin’ ain’t no tongue can tell The words fill my head, and they fall to the floor That if God’s on our side, he’ll stop the next war ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7713 "2024-07-18T15:36:17Z")
Well, it’s one, two, three What are we fighting for? Don’t know and don’t give a damn Next stop is Vietnam ---
**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 18, 2024, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7714 "2024-07-18T21:24:24Z")
Yeah, some folks inherit star-spangled eyes They send you down to war And when you ask 'em, “How much should we give?” They only answer, “More, more, more” ---
**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 18, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7715 "2024-07-18T21:29:16Z")
Last night, a little dancer a-came dancin’ to my door Last night, a little angel came pumpin’ on my floor She said, “A-come, baby, you got a license for love And if it expires, pray help from above,” because In the midnight hour, she cried, “More, more, more” With a rebel yell, she cried, “More, more, more,” wow! In the midnight hour, babe, “More, more, more” With a rebel yell, “More, more, more More, more, 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:** [July 18, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7716 "2024-07-18T21:32:04Z")
(More, more, more) how do you like it? How do you like it? (More, more, more) how do you like it? How do you like it? (More, more, more) how do you like it? How do you like it? ---
**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:** [July 18, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7717 "2024-07-18T22:15:42Z")
Some people get by with a little understanding Some people get by with a whole lot more Oh, I don’t know why you gotta be so undemanding One thing I know I want more **I WANT MORE!** (And I need all the love that I can’t get to) (And I need all the love that I can get) (And I need all the love that I can’t get to) ---
**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 19, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7718 "2024-07-19T01:27:14Z")
Well, I never kept a dollar past sunset It always burned a hole in my pants Never made a school mama happy Never blew a second chance, oh no I need a love to keep me happy I need a love to keep me happy Baby, baby keep me happy Baby, baby keep me happy ---
**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 19, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7719 "2024-07-19T13:48:04Z")
Every day of the week We would visit the store All the beautiful things you see Would soon be yours Cuz money burns a hole in my pocket So I’m bringing your perfume and candy and roses of red And wishing they were diamonds instead ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7720 "2024-07-19T13:49:56Z")
She’s a rich girl She don’t try to hide it Diamonds on the soles of her shoes He’s a poor boy Empty as a pocket Empty as a pocket with nothing to lose ---
**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 19, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7721 "2024-07-19T14:40:53Z")
Diamonds Diamonds I don’t mean rhinestones But diamonds are a girl’s best… Best friend ---
**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:** [July 19, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/7722 "2024-07-19T14:56:54Z")
You who are so good with words And at keeping things vague Because I need some of that vagueness now It’s all come back too clearly Oh I loved you dearly And if you’re offering me diamonds and rust I’ve already paid [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=385) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=387)