Why we stand tall
some things will change
while others always stay the same
the landscape is changing
the red devil never straying
we fight a battle with a war never won
a fire has gone out but there is always another one
we lose soldiers all too frequently
what are we fighting for some will never see
some say our job is dangerous
and some do it for free
I will tell you how i feel
and what it means to me
it means my elderly neighbour can sleep at night
knowing we are there in her time of fright
it means the community can not think about what we do
because they can not handle a baby turned blue
it means our children can play and know we are there
in their time of need we always care
but people may criticize what we do
if they only saw if they only knew
some people love us
some people hate
but when they need us
they all appreciate
they never gave us a dollar
and never said thanks
when we put out a fire
or put our life on the flanks
we know why we did it
some people will never know
wearing our hearts on our sleeve
we belong here and it shows
by Dave Decker
