The Last Alarm
Mt father was a fireman- He drove a
big red truck
and when he'd go to work each day he'd
say, "Mother wish me luck."
Then dad would not come home 'till
sometime the next day.
But the thing that bothered me the
most was the things some people would say,
"A fireman's life is easy, he
eats and sleeps and plays,
and sometimes he won't fight a fire
for days and days."
When I first heard these words I was
too young to understand
but I knew when people had trouble
dad was there to lend a hand.
Then my father went to work one day
and kissed us all goodbye.
but little did we realize that night
we all would cry.
My father lost his life when the floor
gave way below
and I'd wondered why he'd risk his
life for someone he did not know.
But now I truly realze the greatest
gift a man can give
is to lay his life upon the line so
that someone else might live.
So as we go from day to day and we
pray to God above
say a prayer for your local fireman.
He may save the one's you love.
--Author Unknown
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