I've seen fire and I've seen rain

 

James Taylor

Last week The Guardian ran an article in their Culture section about Carole King's Tapestry album.

     "I Feel the Earth Move"

     "It's Too Late"

     "So Far Away"...

People pop on there and write Comments saying how much they like the album, and other records that were special to them.

One guy says his top albums are

Revolver

Highway 61 Revisited

Sticky Fingers.

Just yesterday morning, they let me know you were gone

Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you

I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song

I just can't remember who to send it to

I've seen fire and I've seen rain

I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end

I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend

But I always thought that I'd see you again

Won't you look down upon me, Jesus

You've got to help me make a stand

You've just got to see me through another day

My body's aching and my time is at hand

And I won't make it any other way

Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain

I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end

I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend

But I always thought that I'd seen you again

Been walking my mind to an easy time, my back

Turned towards the sun

Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around

Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line, to talk about things to come

Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground

Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain

I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end

I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend

But I always thought that I'd see you baby, one more time again, now

Thought I'd see you one more time again

There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now

Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you, fire and rain, now

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{"Fire and Rain" - written by James Taylor}

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