# 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:** 49
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/961 "2021-04-21T03:48:43Z")
Then I’m laying out my winter clothes Wishing I was gone Going home Where the New York City winters aren’t bleeding me Leading me To going home Simon and Garfunkel _The Boxer_ ---
**Author:** ![its\_the\_daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bb73d2/32.png) [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/962 "2021-04-21T10:44:40Z")
Paper ships and Painted faces The world’s no place when You’re on your own A heart needs a home [Richard & Linda Thompson - A Heart Needs A Home](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqViJyweNV0) ---
**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 21, 2021, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/963 "2021-04-21T11:59:42Z")
So if you’re down on your luck And you can’t harmonize Find a girl with far away eyes And if you’re downright disgusted And life ain’t worth a dime Get a girl with far away eyes ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/964 "2021-04-21T14:03:37Z")
Picture yourself in a boat on a river With tangerine trees and marmalade skies Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly A girl with kaleidoscope eyes \*Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds", The Beatles ---
**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 21, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/965 "2021-04-21T14:51:45Z")
Suzanne takes you down To her place near the river You can hear the boats go by You can spend the night beside her Leonard Cohen - _Suzanne_ ---
**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 21, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/966 "2021-04-21T14:55:33Z")
She sits on the dock a fishin’ in the water uh, huh I don’t know her name she’s the fisherman’s daughter uh, huh Come on down to my boat baby Come on down where we can play Come on down to my boat baby Come on down we’ll sail away Every Mother’s Son - _Come on Down to My Boat_ ---
**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/967 "2021-04-21T16:06:41Z")
Sail away, sail away, sail away Sail away, sail away, sail away Sail away, sail away, sail away Sail away, sail away, sail away… Enya (and many others) _Orinoco Flow_ ---
**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 21, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/968 "2021-04-21T16:18:20Z")
A gathering of angels Appeared above my head They sang to me this song of hope And this is what they said They said, come sail away, come sail away Come sail away with me (lads) Come sail away, come sail away Come sail away with me Styx - _Come Sail Away_ ---
**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 21, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/969 "2021-04-21T16:23:06Z")
Sailing takes me away to where I’ve always heard it could be Just a dream and the wind to carry me And soon I will be free Christopher Cross ---
**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 21, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/970 "2021-04-21T18:46:58Z")
Oh I’ve been sailin’ ‘bout the seven seas Lookin’ for somebodys who would sails wit’ me Sail wit’ me Sail wit’ me. _Popeye_ soundtrack ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/971 "2021-04-21T19:12:28Z")
As the son of a son of a sailor I went out on the sea for adventure Expanding the view of the captain and crew Like a man just released from indenture As a dreamer of dreams and a travelin’ man I have chalked up many a mile Read dozens of books about heroes and crooks And I learned much from both of their styles Jimmy Buffet ---
**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 21, 2021, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/972 "2021-04-21T19:32:40Z")
Sweet dreams are made of this Who am I to disagree? I travel the world and the seven seas Everybody’s looking for something Eurythmics ---
**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 21, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/973 "2021-04-21T19:40:04Z")
Sweet dream baby Sweet dream baby Sweet dream baby How long must I dream? Roy Orbison ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/974 "2021-04-21T19:49:01Z")
In my nightmare you forgive me The cruelest gift you could ever give me You say that you understand me now But your eyes say, brother, I’ll get you somehow Then the lightning streaks across the room You smell like something fresh from the tomb You squeeze too hard, you insist on kissing When it seems like half your face is missing And your hair’s turned into reptiles hissing And I can’t wake up to save my life No I can’t wake up to save my life Richard Thompson, _I Can’t Wake Up to Save My Life_ ---
**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 21, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/975 "2021-04-21T19:52:35Z")
Won’t you listen 'cos I’m at it again Lightning striking, and on that you can depend They say that lightning never strikes the same place twice Gods of thunder, sit and watch the event Lou Christie ---
**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 21, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/976 "2021-04-21T21:12:55Z")
Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, A tale of a fateful trip That started from this tropic port Aboard this tiny ship. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/977 "2021-04-22T00:25:21Z")
Got a whale of a tale to tell ye, lads, A whale of a tale or two. ‘Bout the flappin’ fish and the girls I’ve loved On nights like this with the moon above; A whale of a tale and it’s all true – I swear by my tattoo! _A Whale of a Tale (from Disney’s **‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’** )_ – Kirk Douglas _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 22, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/978 "2021-04-22T00:41:51Z")
Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclopydia Oh Lydia the Queen of Tattoo On her back is the [Battle of Waterloo](https://genius.com/Groucho-marx-lydia-the-tattooed-lady-lyrics#note-14413102) Beside it the [wreck of the Hesperus](https://genius.com/Groucho-marx-lydia-the-tattooed-lady-lyrics#note-14413132), too [And proudly above waves the red, white, and blue](https://genius.com/Groucho-marx-lydia-the-tattooed-lady-lyrics#note-7502975) [You can learn a lot from Lydia](https://genius.com/Groucho-marx-lydia-the-tattooed-lady-lyrics#note-14413142) ---
**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 22, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/979 "2021-04-22T01:53:11Z")
Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia There’s a place that you can go When you don’t know what something is Used to be in books, but now we have the internet Encyclopedia Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia Marky Monday - _Big Words_ ---
**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:** [April 22, 2021, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/980 "2021-04-22T05:41:56Z")
The internet is for porn! The internet is for porn! Why you think the net was born? Porn! Porn! Porn! _The Internet is for Porn_ – from the B’way musical **"Avenue Q"** _ **-“BB”-** _ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=48) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=50)