# 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:** 413
**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:** [October 2, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8243 "2024-10-02T16:59:25Z")
Shake it like a bowl of soup And make your body loop de loop Put your hands on your hips And kinda let your backbone slip Move your body like a whip And just shake! ---
**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:** [October 2, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8244 "2024-10-02T17:43:53Z")
Everybody, get on the floor, let’s dance Don’t fight the feeling, give yourself a chance Shake shake shake, shake shake shake Shake your booty, shake your booty Oh, shake shake shake, shake shake shake Shake your booty, shake your booty ---
**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:** [October 2, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8245 "2024-10-02T19:26:26Z")
Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate Baby, I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake I shake it off, I shake it off (hoo-hoo-hoo) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2024, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8246 "2024-10-03T04:27:16Z")
Shake it up, make a scene Let them know what you really mean And dance all night, keep the beat And don’t you worry 'bout two left feet Just shake it up, oo, oo ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2024, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8247 "2024-10-03T04:48:26Z")
Three a.m. on a Saturday Toes touching on the couch as I sigh and say “I’ve accepted my date with you” You smiled and you knew That was your cue Dinner with our feet up Making love with just our socks on Then realizing that I miss ya But if you called it tomorrow, I wouldn’t blame ya ---
**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:** [October 3, 2024, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8248 "2024-10-03T05:51:10Z")
It’s two A.M., the fear has gone I’m sitting here waitin’, the gun’s still warm Maybe my connection is tired of takin’ chances Yeah, there’s a storm on the loose, sirens in my head Wrapped up in silence, all circuits are dead Cannot decode, my whole life spins into a frenzy ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2024, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8249 "2024-10-03T06:38:50Z")
It’s six o’clock, the morning sounds are everywhere The warmth of spring, a gentle breeze flows through my hair I hurried through my life never stopping to see How beautiful it was meant to be I’m just a prisoner in a king’s disguise Broken dreams as we shuffle by ---
**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:** [October 3, 2024, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8250 "2024-10-03T10:10:42Z")
It’s one o’clock and time for lunch, When the sun beats down and I lie on the bench I can always hear them talk There’s always been Ethel: “Jacob, wake up! You’ve got to tidy your room now.” And then Mister Lewis: “Isn’t it time that he was out on his own?” Over the garden wall, two little lovebirds - cuckoo to you! Keep them mowing blades sharp. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2024, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8251 "2024-10-03T14:39:45Z")
2 AM and she calls me 'cause I’m still awake “Can you help me unravel my latest mistake? I don’t love him, Winter just wasn’t my season” Yeah, we walk through the doors, so accusing, their eyes Like they have any right at all to criticize Hypocrites, you’re all here for the very same reason ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8252 "2024-10-03T15:15:50Z")
It’s four o’clock in the morning Dammit! Listen to me good! I’m sleeping with myself tonight Saved in time, thank god My music’s still alive ---
**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:** [October 3, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8253 "2024-10-03T16:18:43Z")
It’s a quarter to three There’s no one in the place Except you and me ---
**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:** [October 3, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8254 "2024-10-03T20:23:26Z")
Waiting for the break of day Searching for something to say Flashing lights against the sky Giving up, I close my eyes Sitting cross-legged on the floor 25 or 6 to 4 ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8255 "2024-10-04T15:51:57Z")
Jenny I’ve got your number I need to make you mine Jenny don’t change your number 867-5309 ---
**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:** [October 4, 2024, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8256 "2024-10-04T17:01:07Z")
Oh, baby Don’t be shy (don’t be shy) Just take your time (just take your time) I’d like to get to know you (like to get to know you) I’d like to make you mine (like to make you mine) I’ve been waiting, standing here so patiently For you to come over and have this dance with me And my number is Beechwood 4-5789 You can call me up and have a date any old time ---
**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:** [October 5, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8257 "2024-10-05T14:28:03Z")
“Baby confidentially I love you” Maybe it sounds a bit funny When I’m away from my honey Here’s what I do with my money Pennsylvania Six, Five Thousand ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8258 "2024-10-05T20:24:47Z")
I’d like to know Can you tell me? Please don’t tell me It really doesn’t matter anyhow It’s just that the thought of us so happy Appears in my mind, as a beautifully mysterious thing Yes, it does now, baby Questions 67 and 68 ---
**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:** [October 5, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8259 "2024-10-05T22:17:56Z")
Five hundred twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes Five hundred twenty-five thousand moments so dear Five hundred twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes How do you measure, measure a year? In daylights, in sunsets In midnights, in cups of coffee In inches, in miles In laughter, in strife In five hundred twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes How do you measure a year in the life? ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8260 "2024-10-05T23:04:33Z")
Midnight, not a sound from the pavement Has the moon lost her memory? She is smiling alone In the lamplight, the withered leaves collect at my feet And the wind begins to moan ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2024, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8261 "2024-10-06T03:12:39Z")
Will the wind ever remember The names it has blown in the past? And with this crutch Its old age and its wisdom It whispers, “No, this will be the last” And the wind cries “Mary” ---
**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:** [October 6, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8262 "2024-10-06T16:54:51Z")
Sweet Mary has a smile on her face You know she’s happy to see me wrap her in an embrace I only hope that the passing of time She’ll always feel that way And I won’t pack up my things [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=412) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=414)