# 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:** 441
**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:** [January 20, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8803 "2025-01-20T22:28:21Z")
Words don’t come so easy now 'Cause there’s a hole where my heart used to be Now she’s gone, I have got to choose But I don’t know now, what’s the use? And I don’t know now, what’s the use? 'Cause I can’t see which way the wind blows. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8804 "2025-01-20T22:58:23Z")
Rivers flow into the sea Yet even the sea is not so full of me If I´m not blind why can’t I see That a circle can´t fit where a square should be? There´s a hole in my heart That can only be filled by you And this hole in my heart Can´t be filled with the things I do Hole hearted Hole hearted ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8805 "2025-01-21T19:14:59Z")
This burning heart of mine It still hurts after all this time This burning heart in me Won’t let me be ---
**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:** [January 21, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8806 "2025-01-21T19:39:53Z")
Please don’t ever let me down 'Cause you know I’m not so sure Do I have the speed to carry on Burn you out of my mind, I know You’re a flame that never fades Jungle red’s a deadly shade Both ends burning, will the fires keep Somewhere deep in my soul tonight Both ends burning Burning Burn ---
**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:** [January 21, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8807 "2025-01-21T19:59:33Z")
I cup my hands to touch your face And once again, I feel your fire And here it comes Can’t you feel it, baby Can’t you feel it, here it comes again Feel it, feel it, fire, fire Something’s burning Something’s burning Something’s burning And I think it’s love ---
**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:** [January 21, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8808 "2025-01-21T22:31:12Z")
Burn out the day Burn out the night I’m not the one to tell you what’s wrong and what’s right I’ve seen suns that were freezing and lives that were through But I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’ for you I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’, I’m burnin’ for you ---
**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:** [January 21, 2025, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8809 "2025-01-21T22:48:03Z")
I don’t care what’s right or wrong And I won’t try to understand Let the devil take tomorrow Lord, tonight I need a friend Yesterday is dead and gone And tomorrow’s out of sight And it’s sad to be alone Help me make it through the night ---
**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:** [January 21, 2025, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8810 "2025-01-21T23:57:05Z")
Whatever gets you thru the night It’s all right, it’s all right It’s your money or your life It’s all right, it’s all right Don’t need a sword to cut thru flowers Oh no, oh no ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8811 "2025-01-22T00:45:13Z")
Take the ribbon from your hair Shake it loose and let it fall Layin’ soft upon my skin Like the shadows on the wall Come and lay down by my side Till the early mornin’ light All I’m takin’ is your time Help me make it through the night ---
**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:** [January 22, 2025, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8812 "2025-01-22T01:03:34Z")
Down down and down, Down down and down As we spin through the night With ever increasing might Down down and down, Down down and down Returning volumes of sound Into the blackness we drown ---
**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:** [January 22, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8813 "2025-01-22T14:57:25Z")
Out of the blue and into the black They give you this, but you pay for that And once you’re gone, you can never come back When you’re out of the blue and into the black ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8814 "2025-01-22T15:24:27Z")
Black is black I want my baby back It’s grey, it’s grey Since she went away, oh, oh What can I do? ‘Cause I-I-I-I-I I’m feelin’ blue ---
**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:** [January 22, 2025, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8815 "2025-01-22T17:56:44Z")
I see a red door And I want it painted black No colors anymore I want them to turn black I see the girls walk by Dressed in their summer clothes I have to turn my head Until my darkness goes ---
**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:** [January 22, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8816 "2025-01-22T17:58:48Z")
Pretty women out walking with gorillas down my street From my window, I’m staring while my coffee goes cold Look over there (Where?) There, there’s a lady that I used to know She’s married now or engaged or something, so I’m told ---
**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:** [January 22, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8817 "2025-01-22T18:05:36Z")
Pretty woman walkin’ 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:** ![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:** [January 22, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8818 "2025-01-22T18:56:37Z")
Tall and tan and young and lovely The girl from Ipanema goes walking ---
**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:** [January 22, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8819 "2025-01-22T19:03:44Z")
There she was just a-walkin’ down the street, singin’ ‘Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do’ Snappin’ her fingers and shufflin’ her feet, singin’ ‘Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do’ She looked good (Looked good) She looked fine (Looked fine) She looked good, she looked fine And I nearly lost my mind ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8820 "2025-01-23T18:36:36Z")
I used to live in New York City Everything there was dark and dirty Outside my window was a steeple With a clock that always said twelve thirty Young girls are coming to the canyon And in the mornings I can see them walking I can no longer keep my blinds drawn And I can’t keep myself from talking ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8821 "2025-01-23T19:00:15Z")
And now I know Spanish Harlem are not just pretty words to say I thought I knew But now I know that rose trees never grow In New York City Until you’ve seen this trash can dream come true You stand at the edge while people run you through And I thank the Lord There’s people out there like you I thank the Lord there’s people out there like you ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8822 "2025-01-23T19:15:06Z")
There is a rose in Spanish Harlem A red rose up in Spanish Harlem With eyes as black as coal Then look down in my soul And starts a fire there And then I lose control I have to beg your pardon I’m going to pick that rose And watch her as she grows in my garden [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=440) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=442)