# 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:** 488
**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:** [May 21, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9743 "2025-05-21T14:55:06Z")
And what am I to do? Just tell me what am I supposed to say? I can’t change the world But I can change the world in me Rejoice Rejoice ---
**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:** [May 21, 2025, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9744 "2025-05-21T16:34:01Z")
Come writers and critics who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide, the chance won’t come again And don’t speak too soon for the wheel’s still in spin And there’s no tellin’ who that it’s namin’ For the loser now will be later to win ‘Cause the times, they are a-changin’ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9745 "2025-05-21T20:42:32Z")
Change your heart Look around you Change your heart It will astound you I need your lovin’ Like the sunshine Everybody’s gotta learn sometime Everybody’s gotta learn sometime ---
**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:** [May 22, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9746 "2025-05-22T01:55:57Z")
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (Turn and face the strange) Ch-ch-changes, don’t want to be a richer man Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (Turn and face the strange) Ch-ch-changes, just gonna have to be a different man Time may change me But I can’t trace time ---
**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:** [May 22, 2025, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9747 "2025-05-22T02:04:59Z")
Inside himself, He follows the wrong directions Perfect English phrase all right But with the wrong inflection But look at the dust at his feet He’s not the one she loves It was a different man, no he’s never been found You can be so up, you can be so down It was a different man, no he’s never been there You can be halfway, you can be all there ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9748 "2025-05-22T02:19:43Z")
'Cause he gets up in the morning And he goes to work at nine And he comes back home at five-thirty Gets the same train every time 'Cause his world is built 'round punctuality It never fails And he’s oh, so good And he’s oh, so fine And he’s oh, so healthy In his body and his mind He’s a well respected man about town Doing the best things so conservatively ---
**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:** [May 22, 2025, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9749 "2025-05-22T02:30:46Z")
You get up every morning from alarm clock’s warning Take the 8:15 into the city There’s a whistle up above and people pushing, people shoving And the girls who try to look pretty And if your train’s on time, you can get to work by nine And start your slavin’ jobs and get your pay If you ever get annoyed, look at me, I’m self-employed I love to work at nothing all day ---
**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:** [May 22, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9750 "2025-05-22T02:45:56Z")
Workin’ for a rise, better my station Take my baby to Sophistication She’s seen the ads, she thinks it’s nice Better work hard, I seen the price ---
**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:** [May 22, 2025, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9751 "2025-05-22T08:40:41Z")
Onetta there in the corner stand And she wonders where she is And it’s strange to her Some people seem to have everything Nine a.m. on the hour hand And she’s waiting for the bell And she’s looking real pretty Just wait for her clientele She works hard for the money So hard for it, honey She works hard for the money So you better treat her right ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9752 "2025-05-22T14:04:36Z")
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 'Cause you can’t jump the track, we’re like cars on a cable And life’s like an hourglass glued to the table No one can find the rewind button, girl So cradle your head in your hands And breathe, just breathe Oh, breathe, just breathe ---
**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:** [May 22, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9753 "2025-05-22T14:06:31Z")
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:** ![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:** [May 22, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9754 "2025-05-22T14:37:51Z")
Easy to poke yourself square in the eye Harder to like yourself, harder to try These are espouses, postcards and Neoprene Roses, a dollar a stem Everyone sleeping or pulling a long haul The keys in the cooler it’s three a.m. And Saturn is beckoning no one Is off on it’s own It’s offering up ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9755 "2025-05-22T19:20:59Z")
Sitting in the stand of the sports arena Waiting for the show to begin Red lights, green lights, strawberry wine A good friend of mine, follows the stars Venus and Mars Are alright tonight ---
**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:** [May 23, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9756 "2025-05-23T00:28:29Z")
Her weapons were her crystal eyes Making every man mad Black as the dark night she was Got what no-one else had Wow! She’s got it Yeah, baby, she’s got it Well, I’m your Venus I’m your fire, at your desire ---
**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:** [May 23, 2025, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9757 "2025-05-23T00:36:24Z")
Primitive mirror on the wall To fortify your grim resolve Amid the glitz of a shopping mall Another grain of indigent salt for the sea Good night to these wretched forms All them gray eyes on the subway So long before you were born You were always to be a dagger floating Straight to their heart ---
**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:** [May 23, 2025, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9758 "2025-05-23T01:17:12Z")
Growing up, it all seems so one-sided Opinions all provided The future pre-decided Detached and subdivided In the mass production zone Nowhere is the dreamer or the misfit so alone Subdivisions In the high school halls In the shopping malls Conform or be cast out Subdivisions In the basement bars In the backs of cars Be cool or be cast out ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9759 "2025-05-23T01:31:33Z")
Our house is a very, very, very fine house… With 2 cats in the yard. Life used to be so hard, Now its easier because of you… ---
**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:** [May 23, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9760 "2025-05-23T01:33:33Z")
Ah, watch out You might get what you’re after Cool babies Strange but not a stranger I’m an ordinary guy Burning down the house ---
**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:** [May 23, 2025, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9761 "2025-05-23T07:25:16Z")
I wouldn’t if I were you I know what she can do She’s deadly, man; she could really rip your world apart Mind over matter A beauty is there, but a beast is in her heart Oh, here she comes Watch out boy, she’ll chew you up Oh, here she comes She’s a maneater ---
**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:** [May 23, 2025, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9762 "2025-05-23T12:23:15Z")
Something I’ve never seen I’m feeling in between Reach up and touch your face I’ll run 'till I’m very far away Beautiful monster Beautiful monster A side I never knew And now I’m all confused Troubled in the strangest way Something I never could explain Beautiful monster Beautiful monster [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=487) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=489)