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 got to help me make a stand You just got to see me through another day My body's achin' 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 Been walkin' 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 comin' my way this time around now Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you Fire and rain
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 got to help me make a stand You just got to see me through another day My body's achin' 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 Been walkin' 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 comin' my way this time around now Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you Fire and rain
“Fire and Rain” foi lançada como single em fevereiro de 1971, um ano após o álbum *Sweet Baby James* ter chegado ao público em fevereiro de 1970.
A canção atingiu a posição nº 3 na Billboard Hot 100, tornando‑se um dos maiores sucessos comerciais de James Taylor.
A versão acústica, centrada no violão de Taylor, definiu seu som característico e influenciou a estética de outros cantores‑compositores da época.
O trecho “In pieces on the ground” foi adaptado por Taylor na participação em *The Simpsons* (episódio “Deep Space Homer”) para “Flying safely through the air”, brincando com a cena de reentrada da nave.
O tema aparece em momentos marcantes de filmes e séries, como em *Running on Empty*, *Remember the Titans* e na cena final do funeral em *Dawson’s Creek*.
Em 2005, Taylor esclareceu em entrevista ao NPR que a música foi escrita em três partes distintas: a morte da amiga Suzanne Schnerr, sua luta contra a dependência química e depressão, e o confronto com a fama e fortuna.
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