# 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:** 61
**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:** [May 20, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1202 "2021-05-20T18:38:12Z")
She’s so mean but I don’t care I love her eyes and her wild, wild hair Dance to the beat that we love best Heading for the nineties Living in the wild, wild west The wild, wild west The wild, wild west Yeow, wild west ---
**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 20, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1203 "2021-05-20T21:46:30Z")
The woman is wild, a she-cat tamed by the purr of a Jaguar Money’s the matter If you’re in it for love You ain’t gonna get too far Watch out boy she’ll chew you up (Oh here she comes) She’s a **maneater** Hall and Oates ---
**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:** [May 20, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1204 "2021-05-20T23:28:12Z")
If you’re not in it for life If you’re not in it for love Let me make it clear To you my dear If you’re not in it for love I’m outta here! _(If You’re Not in it for Love) I’m Outta Here_ – Shania Twain _ **-“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:** [May 21, 2021, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1205 "2021-05-21T00:44:13Z")
Hello, I must be going I cannot stay I came to say I must be going I’m glad I came But just the same I must be going, la-la! Groucho Marx ---
**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:** [May 21, 2021, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1206 "2021-05-21T02:41:12Z")
You say goodbye and I say hello _Hello, Goodbye_ The Beatles ---
**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:** [May 21, 2021, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1207 "2021-05-21T03:06:45Z")
Hello, I love you, won’t you tell me your name? Hello, I love you, let me jump in your game Hello, I love you, won’t you tell me your name? Hello, I love you, let me jump in your game _Hello, I Love You_ – The Doors _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [May 21, 2021, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1208 "2021-05-21T12:01:58Z")
I’ve been alone with you inside my mind And in my dreams I’ve kissed your lips a thousand times I sometimes see you pass outside my door **Hello** , is it me you’re looking for? I can see it in your eyes, I can see it in your smile You’re all I’ve ever wanted and my arms are open wide 'Cause you know just what to say, and you know just what to do And I want to tell you so much, I love you Lionel Richie ---
**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:** [May 21, 2021, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1209 "2021-05-21T12:22:19Z")
Stars shining bright above you Night breezes seem to whisper, I love you Birds singin’ in the sycamore tree Dream a little dream of me ---
**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:** [May 22, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1210 "2021-05-22T00:31:59Z")
I can dream about you You know how to hold me just right I can dream about you If I can’t hold you tonight Dan Hartman ---
**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 22, 2021, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1211 "2021-05-22T12:22:49Z")
I **miss you like crazy** , I miss you like crazy Ever since you went away, every hour of every day I miss you like crazy, I miss you like crazy No matter what I say or do There’s just no getting over you Natalie Cole ---
**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:** [May 23, 2021, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1212 "2021-05-23T10:12:36Z")
I’m not the kind of man who tends to socialize I seem to lean on old familiar ways And I ain’t no fool for love songs that whisper in my ears Still crazy after all these years Oh, still crazy after all these years ---
**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 23, 2021, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1213 "2021-05-23T22:28:38Z")
The lunatic is on the grass The lunatic is on the grass Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs Got to keep the loonies on the path Pink Floyd ---
**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:** [May 23, 2021, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1214 "2021-05-23T22:48:28Z")
Day after day, alone on a hill The man with the foolish grin Is keeping perfectly still But nobody wants to know him They can see that he’s just a fool And he never gives an answer But the fool on the hill Sees the sun going down And the eyes in his head See the world spinning round ---
**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:** [May 24, 2021, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1215 "2021-05-24T03:58:02Z")
Day by day, Day by day Oh, dear Lord, Three things I pray. To see thee more clearly, Love thee more dearly, Follow thee more nearly, Day by day. _Day by Day_ – from the B’way musical _“Godspell”_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [May 24, 2021, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1216 "2021-05-24T07:33:27Z")
Well, I’m standing on a corner In Winslow, Arizona And such a fine sight to see It’s a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford Slowin’ down to take a look at me Come on, baby, don’t say maybe I gotta know if your sweet love Is gonna save me ---
**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:** [May 24, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1217 "2021-05-24T13:00:45Z")
Down on the corner Out in the street Willy and the Poor Boys are playin’ Bring a nickel, tap your feet ---
**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 24, 2021, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1218 "2021-05-24T13:13:37Z")
Standing on the corner watching all the girls go by Standing on the corner watching all the girls go by Brother you don’t know a nicer occupation Matter of fact, neither do I Than standing on the corner watching all the girls Watching all the girls, watching all the girls go by ---
**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:** [May 24, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1219 "2021-05-24T13:41:02Z")
The boys watch the girls while the girls watch the boys who watch the girls go by Eye to eye, they solemnly convene to make the scene Which is the name of the game, watch a guy watch a dame on any street in town Up and down and over and across, romance is boss _Music to Watch Girls By_ – Andy Williams _(I remember it as an instrumental background track for a Pepsi commercial back in the day which was subsequently released as a top-40 single by Bob Crewe… then I learned there were lyrics to it and figured out why they did it as in instrumental!!)_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [May 24, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1220 "2021-05-24T14:03:49Z")
Modern medicine falls short of your complaint Ooh, try a little harder You’re moving in circles, won’t you dilate? Ooh, baby try Hey girl Move a little closer You’re too shy shy, hush-hush, eye to eye Too shy shy, hush-hush, eye to eye Too shy shy, hush-hush, eye to eye Too shy shy, hush-hush _Kajagoogoo_ ---
**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:** [May 24, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1221 "2021-05-24T15:18:09Z")
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