# 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:** 499
**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:** [June 28, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9963 "2025-06-28T11:56:51Z")
I don’t care how much money I gotta spend Got to get back to my baby again Lonely days are gone, I’m a-goin’ home My baby just-a wrote me a letter The Letter – _The Box Tops_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9964 "2025-06-28T15:15:09Z")
She said that living with me Is bringing her down, yeah For she would never be free When I was around She’s got a ticket to ride She’s got a ticket to ride She’s got a ticket to ride But she don’t care ---
**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:** [June 28, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9965 "2025-06-28T16:13:26Z")
Hard roads and endless lines flow through his veins Cold steel and hot fuel injected 's the dream that fills his brain But no, not slow, the speed fever grows He rides, he sees, he knows You’ve got to ride to live, live to ride Feel the flames burn inside And though you know, you ride to hide You ride to live to ride ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9966 "2025-06-28T22:54:31Z")
Who dries your eyes when you cry real tears? Who knows or cares what an imitation is? Only you do You can paint his nails, make him wear high heels Why waste time alterin’ the hemline? Or do you? Tear off your own head Tear off your own head It’s a doll revolution ---
**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:** [June 28, 2025, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9967 "2025-06-28T23:00:34Z")
Sucker blue kiss saddened her heart Now she lies all alone dead from the start Deadly doll Breaking her heart Deadly doll Lay her down soft She’s a laced up little vamp Put on her dark dress She’s the daughter of the damned Pretty young vamp Deadly doll, deadly doll Baby’s gone mad Driving rounded Faded in June Drunked out on doom ---
**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:** [June 29, 2025, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9968 "2025-06-29T02:24:46Z")
Oh, my, my, oh, hell yes Honey, put on that party dress Buy me a drink, sing me a song Take me as I come 'cause I can’t stay long Last dance with Mary Jane, one more time to kill the pain I feel summer creepin’ in and I’m tired of this town again ---
**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:** [June 29, 2025, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9969 "2025-06-29T02:44:35Z")
Mama washed and combed and curled my hair And she painted my eyes and lips Then I stepped into a satin dancin’ dress That had a split on the side clean up to my hips It was red velvet trim and it fit me good Standin’ back from the lookin’ glass There stood a woman where a half-grown kid had stood She said, “Here’s your one chance, Fancy, don’t let me down Here’s your one chance, Fancy, don’t let me down” ---
**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:** [June 29, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9970 "2025-06-29T03:41:15Z")
Oh help me, please mama, I’m sick’ning It’s today that’s the day of the plunge Oh the gal I’m to marry Is a bow-legged sow I’ve been soakin’ up drink like a sponge "Don’t ya worry, get dressed, " cried my mother As she plied me with bourbon so sour Pull your socks up, put your suit on Comb your long hair down For you will be wed in the hour ---
**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:** [June 29, 2025, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9971 "2025-06-29T03:49:20Z")
Remember when you’re young, you surrender to the world Cry when sad or laugh when happy, so simple We used to play with dolls Go to the movies or the mall I remember how they told me, how they sold me How I’m lonely When the world came crashing down on me I did not die; I went to sleep I watch you as I am dreaming Through the mist, I persist ---
**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:** [June 29, 2025, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9972 "2025-06-29T06:24:17Z")
Ther Friday night charades of youth, Were spent on those more beautiful, At seventeen, I knew the truth… ---
**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:** [June 29, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9973 "2025-06-29T13:35:55Z")
[psst **Beck** , [that Janis Ian cut was used just 4 day ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2/912254/9941) by **Rebo** …] * * * Charades, pop skill Water hyacinth, named by a poet Imitation of life Like a koi in a frozen pond Like a goldfish in a bowl I don’t want to hear you cry That’s sugarcane that tasted good That’s cinnamon, that’s Hollywood C’mon, c’mon no one can see you try ---
**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:** [June 29, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9974 "2025-06-29T14:54:35Z")
Hooray for Hollywood That screwy, ballyhooey Hollywood Where any office boy or young mechanic Can be a panic, with just a goodlooking pan And any barmaid can be a star mate If she dances with or without a fan ---
**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:** [June 29, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9975 "2025-06-29T16:00:31Z")
She took his hand and she led him along that golden beach They watched the waves tumble over the sand They drove for miles and miles up those twisting, turning roads Higher and higher and higher they climbed And those Hollywood nights In those Hollywood hills She was looking so right In her diamonds and frills Oh those big city nights In those high rolling hills Above all the lights She had all of her skills ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9976 "2025-06-29T18:20:08Z")
It’s such a shame about it I used to think that it would feel so good But who’s to blame about it So many creeps in Hollywood I’m in this dumb motel near the Taco Bell Without a hope in hell I can’t believe that I’m still around ---
**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:** [June 30, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9977 "2025-06-30T15:23:38Z")
Oh, LA is a great big freeway Put a hundred down and buy a car In a week, maybe two, they’ll make you a star Weeks turn into years, how quick they pass And all the stars that never were Are parking cars and pumping gas I’ve got lots of friends in San Jose Oh, do you know the way to San Jose? Can’t wait to get back to San Jose ---
**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:** [June 30, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9978 "2025-06-30T15:30:27Z")
If you’re going to San Francisco Be sure to wear flowers in your hair ---
**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:** [June 30, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9979 "2025-06-30T16:17:21Z")
D’ya wanna know what’s wrong with the world? Everywhere there’s people with no flowers in their hair ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9980 "2025-06-30T17:32:28Z")
And I knew (I knew, I knew, I knew, I knew) She could make me happy (happy, happy) Flowers in her hair, flowers everywhere I love the flower girl Oh, I don’t know just why She simply caught my eye I love the flower girl she seemed so sweet and kind She crept into my mind ---
**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:** [June 30, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9981 "2025-06-30T17:34:42Z")
Nothing’s wrong as far as I can see We make it harder than it has to be And I can’t tell you why No, baby, I can’t tell you why I can’t tell you why ---
**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:** [June 30, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/9982 "2025-06-30T17:42:25Z")
So let’s leave it alone, 'cause we can’t see eye to eye There ain’t no good guy, there ain’t no bad guy There’s only you and me and we just disagree Ooh-hoo-hoo, oh-oh-ho [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=498) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=500)