# 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:** 467
**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:** [April 9, 2025, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9323 "2025-04-09T00:37:11Z")
I’ve got a body dark and strong I was young, but not for long You took me to bed a little girl Left me in a woman’s world You can take my body, you can take my bones You can take my blood, but not my soul ---
**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:** [April 9, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9324 "2025-04-09T00:48:31Z")
We stand in a circle We stand in the square The power of numbers The power of prayer The churches are empty The priest has gone home And we are left standing Together alone Come take my body Come take my soul Come take me over I want to be whole ---
**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:** [April 9, 2025, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9325 "2025-04-09T01:21:10Z")
We’ve only just begun to live White lace and promises A kiss for luck and we’re on our way We’ve only begun Before the rising sun, we fly So many roads to choose We’ll start out walking and learn to run And yes, we’ve just begun ---
**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:** [April 9, 2025, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9326 "2025-04-09T01:47:19Z")
Out of the tree of life I just picked me a plumb You came along And everything started in to hum Still it’s a real good bet The best is yet to come Best is yet to come And babe won’t that be fine? You think you’ve seen the sun But you ain’t seen it shine Wait till the warm-up’s underway Wait till our lips have met And wait till you see that sunshine day You ain’t seen nothin’ yet ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9327 "2025-04-09T17:56:12Z")
Along the coast you’ll hear them boast About a light they say that shines so clear So raise your glass, we’ll drink a toast To the little man who sells you thrills along the pier He’ll take you up, he’ll bring you down He’ll plant your feet back firmly on the ground He flies so high, he swoops so low He knows exactly which way he’s gonna go ---
**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:** [April 9, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9328 "2025-04-09T18:00:27Z")
There’s a light Over at the Frankenstein place There’s a light Burning in the fireplace There’s a light, a light In the darkness of everybody’s life ---
**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:** [April 9, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9329 "2025-04-09T18:16:14Z")
I’ll put up no resistance I want to stay the distance I’ve got an itch to scratch I need assistance Touch-a touch-a touch-a touch me I wanna be dirty Thrill me, chill me, fulfill me Creature of the night ---
**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:** [April 9, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9330 "2025-04-09T18:34:35Z")
Come on, come on, come on, come on Now touch me, babe Can’t you see that I am not afraid? What was that promise that you made? Why won’t you tell me what she said? What was that promise that you made ---
**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:** [April 9, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9331 "2025-04-09T18:46:49Z")
He said, “It’s all in your head” “But keep an ear to the grapevine” and “Get drunk, but don’t be a mess” Keep thinking over, over ---
**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:** [April 9, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9332 "2025-04-09T18:46:52Z")
Seems like a touch, a touch too much Seems like a touch, a touch too much Too much for my body, too much for my brain This damn woman’s gonna drive me insane She has a touch, a touch too much Touch me! ---
**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:** [April 9, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9333 "2025-04-09T20:27:40Z")
There’ll be good times again for me and you But we just can’t stay together; don’t you feel it, too? Still, I’m glad for what we had, and how I once loved you And it’s too late, baby; now, it’s too late Though we really did try to make it Something inside has died And I can’t hide it; I just can’t fake it ---
**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:** [April 9, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9334 "2025-04-09T20:35:00Z")
Too many mountains and not enough stairs to climb Too many churches and not enough truth Too many people and not enough eyes to see Too many lives to lead and not enough time It’s too late She’s gone too far She’s lost the sun She’s come undone ---
**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:** [April 9, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9335 "2025-04-09T20:37:41Z")
Only dreams survive Been lost before Only dreams survive Been cut before Cutting razors sounding violin Recalling cutthroats razor sin You’ve gone too far My dawnrazor is falling brush the sun My dawnrazor is falling brush the sun My dawnrazor is falling brush the sun Our dark angel has fallen brush the sun ---
**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:** [April 9, 2025, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9336 "2025-04-09T20:57:06Z")
I’ll think of your kiss as the days roll by And I’ll write the words you love And what I can’t say in a letter Will just have to wait til I get home There’s not much time to tell you half of the things that I should Only that I’m so glad I fell in love with you And I’d do it again if I could Close your eyes, I wanna ride the skies in my sweet dreams Close your eyes, I wanna see you tonight in my sweet dreams ---
**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:** [April 9, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9337 "2025-04-09T21:11:59Z")
Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you Tomorrow, I’ll miss you Remember I’ll always be true And then while I’m away I’ll write home every day And I’ll send all my lovin’ to you ---
**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:** [April 9, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9338 "2025-04-09T21:49:01Z")
Make your body a blanket Let me rest my head The world can wait for just a few minutes more They might as well be dead I want to close my eyes I want to close my eyes I want to ride and ride and ride 'Til I’m nowhere ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9339 "2025-04-10T00:03:40Z")
I broke apart my insides (Help me) I’ve got no soul to sell (Help me) the only thing that works for me Help me get away from myself I wanna fuck you like an animal I wanna feel you from the inside I wanna fuck you like an animal My whole existence is flawed You get me closer to God ---
**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:** [April 10, 2025, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9340 "2025-04-10T00:08:05Z")
If God had a name, what would it be? And would you call it to His face If you were faced with Him in all His glory? What would you ask if you had just one question? ---
**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:** [April 10, 2025, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9341 "2025-04-10T00:59:21Z")
I may not always love you, but long as there are stars above you You never need to doubt it; I’ll make you so sure about it God only knows what I’d be without you ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9342 "2025-04-10T05:37:00Z")
You know, I′ve seen a lot of people walkin’ 'round With tombstone in their eyes But the pusher don′t care Ah, if you live or if you die God damn, the pusher God damn, hey, I say the pusher I said God damn God damn the pusher man [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=466) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=468)