Fire & Rain
May 21, 2008Amberfireinus‘ post Walking through the fire of your life (a must read!) reminded me of this song, Fire and Rain by James Taylor, an old wise soul to say the least!
PS I am a firefighter, I use love, hope and laughter - the other tools I am still learning 
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 see you again
I’ve 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
i was singing this song over and over again last night while the electricity was out. this is one of my all time favorites… makes me always think about balance in life.. like happiness and sadness only come temporarily. what’s important is that you have joy regardless of what’s happening to you.
ifoundme - I like your description, life is about balance indeed, sometimes hard though and it takes practice.
SF said, “PS I am a firefighter, I use love, hope and laughter - the other tools I am still learning”
With those tool, I don’t think all else comes naturally and fall right into place.
Peace, Light and Love, CordieB.
laughter is the best medicine
SF, I meant to say with those tools, I think all else comes naturally and fall right into place. I think you realized that though, but just in case. The not makes a BIG difference in the sentence. I’m been really typo-ing today. I may need to slow my mind down a bit. Peace!
No worries Cordie I understood, I agree with you as well I think there are some “core’s” from which other things grow…
PS Phew I am not the only one with typo today