# 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:** 449
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2025, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8963 "2025-02-16T16:47:04Z")
We were laughing in a daydream With the world beneath our feet And the sun smiled on the water Where the skies and the ocean meet We were so spellbound Oh, spellbound ---
**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:** [February 16, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8964 "2025-02-16T19:07:11Z")
When you think Your toys have gone berserk It’s an illusion You cannot shake You hear laughter Cracking through the walls It sends you spinning You have no choice Following the footsteps Of a rag doll dance We are entranced Spellbound ---
**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:** [February 16, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8965 "2025-02-16T19:15:33Z")
All I know is that to me You look like you’re havin’ fun Open up your lovin’ arms Watch out, here I come You spin me right 'round, baby, right 'round Like a record, baby, right 'round, 'round, 'round You spin me right 'round, baby, right 'round Like a record, baby, right 'round, 'round, 'round ---
**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:** [February 17, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8966 "2025-02-17T16:31:16Z")
Now the ballroom’s empty Everybody I’ve known Has been and gone With the music over Here am I A shadow echoing on Spin me round ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8967 "2025-02-17T17:10:35Z")
Oh, yeah, it was like lightning Everybody was frightening And the music was soothing And they all started grooving Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah And the man at the back said, “Everyone, attack” And it turned into a ballroom blitz And the girl in the corner said, “Boy, I wanna warn ya It’ll turn into a ballroom blitz” ---
**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:** [February 17, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8968 "2025-02-17T18:45:25Z")
You’re a loop of lazy lightnin’, just a loop of lazy lightnin’ Must admit you’re kinda frightnin’ but you really get me high So exciting, when I hear your velvet thunder, You seem so near I start to wonder Would you come closer if, if I asked you to? ---
**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:** [February 17, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8969 "2025-02-17T18:55:47Z")
(He’s not the one) He’s ball lightning. (He’s not the one) He’s ball lightning (He’s not the one) He’s ball lightning ---
**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:** [February 17, 2025, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8970 "2025-02-17T19:51:59Z")
We’ll get some overhead lifters, then some four-barrel quads, oh yeah _(Keep talking, whoa, keep talking)_ A fuel injection cutoff and chrome plated rods, oh yeah _(I’ll get the money, I’ll kill to get the money)_ With a four-speed on the floor they’ll be waiting at the door – You know that ain’t no shit, we’ll be getting lots of tit! Grease Lightning _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [February 17, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8971 "2025-02-17T21:46:08Z")
Trouble-free transmission, Helps your oil’s flow Mama, let me pump your gas, Mama, let me do it all Talkin′ 'bout love Talkin′ 'bout love Talkin′ 'bout… Check that heavy metal Underneath your hood Baby, I could work all night, Believe I’ve got the perfect tools Talkin′ ′bout love Talkin’ ′bout love Talkin’ ′bout… ---
**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:** [February 18, 2025, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8972 "2025-02-18T00:51:02Z")
A body like yours oughta be in jail ‘Cause it’s on the verge of bein’ obscene Move over, baby, gimme the keys I’m gonna try to tame your little red love machine Little Red Corvette Baby, you’re much too fast Little Red Corvette Need to find a love that’s gonna last, hey hey ---
**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:** [February 18, 2025, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8973 "2025-02-18T00:55:00Z")
I’m in love with my car Got to feel for my automobile Get a grip on my boy racer roll bar Such a thrill when your radials squeal ---
**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:** [February 18, 2025, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8974 "2025-02-18T01:13:58Z")
I’d said I flash your lights, mama, you horn won’t even blow Somebody’s been runnin’ my batteries down on this machine I even flash my lights, mama, this horn won’t even blow Got a short in this connection, hoo well, babe, it’s way down below ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8975 "2025-02-18T06:09:00Z")
Drive like the wind Straining the limits of machine and man Laughing out loud with fear and hope I’ve got a desperate plan At the one-lane bridge I leave the giants stranded at the riverside Race back to the farm To dream with my uncle at the fireside ---
**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:** [February 19, 2025, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8976 "2025-02-19T02:19:17Z")
It is the night, my body’s weak I’m on the run, no time to sleep I’ve got to ride, ride like the wind To be free again And I’ve got such a long way to go To make it to the border of Mexico So, I’ll ride like the wind, ride like the wind ---
**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:** [February 19, 2025, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8977 "2025-02-19T02:40:12Z")
She’s like the wind Through my trees She rides the night Next to me She leads me through moonlight, only to burn me with the sun She’s taking my heart; she doesn’t know what she’s 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:** [February 19, 2025, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8978 "2025-02-19T02:47:38Z")
And so our love’s not a simple thing Nor our truths unwavering But like the moon’s pull on the tide Our fingers touch our hearts collide I’ll be a moonsbreath from your side ---
**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:** [February 19, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8979 "2025-02-19T12:49:59Z")
Did it take long to find me? I asked the faithful light Oh, did it take long to find me? And are you gonna stay the night? I’m bein’ followed by a moonshadow Moonshadow, moonshadow Leapin’ and hoppin’ on a moonshadow Moonshadow, moonshadow ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8980 "2025-02-19T16:38:21Z")
Hope lost his head and got off on alligators Somebody’s leavin’ peanuts on the curbins For, uh, white elephant escaped from zoo with love Goes t’ show you what, uh, moon can do Moonlight on Vermont ---
**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:** [February 19, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8981 "2025-02-19T16:46:31Z")
Sleepy alligator in the noonday sun Sleeping by the river just like he usually done Call for his whiskey He can call for his tea Call all he want to but he Can’t call me ---
**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:** [February 19, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/8982 "2025-02-19T17:37:20Z")
[we had crocodilians’s show up in titles earlier note] I can see you’ve got the blues In your alligator shoes Me, I’m all smiles I got my crocodiles [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=448) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=450)