Lyrics to
Fire And Rain

This version of Fire And Rain was released by Willie Nelson in 1971.

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Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone
Susan and the plans they made put an end to you
Walked out this mornin’ and I wrote down this song
I just can’t remember who to send it to
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 I’d see you again

You gotta look down upon me Jesus you gotta help me make a stand
You just gotta see me through another day
My body is aching and my time is at hand I won’t make it any other way
Oh I’ve seen fire…

I’ve been working my mind through an easy time my back turned towards the sun
Lord knows when the cold wind blows it’ll turn your head around
And there’s hours of time on the telephone lines to talk about the things to come
Sweet dreams and flying machines and 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 I’d see you baby one more time again
I always thought I’d see you baby one more time again

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About Lyrics and Fire And Rain by Willie Nelson

The lyrics for Fire And Rain are defined as the words making up the song released by Willie Nelson in 1971. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Fire And Rain have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Willie Nelson and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Fire And Rain by Willie Nelson if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Fire And Rain" means the words set to the music of Fire And Rain, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Willie Nelson. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Fire And Rain and the lyrics to Fire And Rain are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Willie Nelson who came here looking just for the lyrics to Fire And Rain, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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