24 on and 48 off
He was proud of what he saw
And if you ask him where his daddy was
My Daddy is on a call
His dad was a firefighter
Who risked his life each day
From a structure fire to a heart attack
I have seen it all he'd say
Until the night when fate collided
And changed the lives of all
The alarm rang out as nightime fell
And Daddy was on a call
A three alarm apartment fire
Engine 101 on the scene
Three children trapped on the second floor
They started the standard routine
One by one down the ladder they would go
Till the little one said
I forgot my teddy bear
As the firefighter shouted NO!!!
Then and there the roof collapsed
His hand holding her so tight
He saved his first and last that day
It was the last call daddy would fight
To the funeral they took the child
His hand in his mother so tight
A child understands more then you know
A child can see the light
As they lowered the casket it started to rain
A small smile on his face danced so light
There must be a fire in heaven he said
My daddy is on call tonight
---Unknown
