Tones

Beep.....beep.....beep.....I sprang to my feet
Shaking the cob webs no longer asleep.

Dart down the hall, past where my children lay
Safe in there beds is where they will stay.

Get to the station we dawn our gear
Looking around, only friends are near.

Everyone's life in your hands, and yours in theirs
At the end of this trip, we will shed no tears.

All of our training preparing for this
Finding no one inside, this is our wish.

Flames are blazing, two attack teams are ready
Search team stands by, whose heart beats are heavy.

The flames knocked down, smoke starts to diminish
We hear all clear, the searchers are finished.

Back home to our families no worse for the wear
My wife doesn't even know that I was there.

I lay back in my bed, nod off back too sleep
Then off in the darkness beep.....beep......beep.

FF Mike McGuigan
March 01, 2004