The Housefire-Turnpike Troubadours

[00:12.84]I remember smelling smoke [00:15.56]I woke up I was choking [00:18.71]Lorrie grabbed the baby and we made it safe outside [00:24.67]She never missed a note [00:27.10]Took a breath and cleared her throat [00:29.66]And wrapped him in a Carhartt coat she found out in my ride [00:37.04]Next thing I remember [00:39.66]I was barefoot in December [00:43.05]When I hit the door again it really came alive [00:48.73]That was all she wrote in a 30 second note [00:53.71]I got out with a photograph and my old Auto-5 [01:01.09]Lord knows that I've been blessed [01:04.45]I can stand up to the test [01:07.12]I can live on so much less [01:09.42]This much I've been learning [01:12.76]Feel a pounding in my chest [01:15.60]I am fearful I'll confess [01:18.26]How am I to get my rest? [01:20.67]The house I built is burning [01:31.71]Well Lorrie called the volunteers [01:34.72]Siren music to my ears [01:37.95]First I've been glad to hear the flashing red and blue [01:43.75]Can't repay the time they gave [01:46.57]There was nothing left to save [01:48.95]Shake all of their hands and wave [01:51.58]They did all they can do [01:56.11]Lord knows that I've been blessed [01:59.31]I can stand up to the test [02:02.13]I can live on so much less [02:04.60]This much I've been learning [02:07.82]Forgive my cowardice [02:10.56]I am fearful I'll confess [02:12.90]How am I to get my rest? [02:15.79]The house I built is burning [02:19.96]We snuck away two nights ago [02:23.23]Rode around the logging roads [02:26.01]We been stuck in a motor home about to fall apart [02:31.55]We finally made a go [02:34.38]Got dealt a heavy blow [02:36.85]She said I'll bet you make it, it's a long way from your heart [02:44.08]Well I know that I've been blessed [02:46.96]I can make more out of less [02:49.74]I can get my rest in any bed that I lay down in [02:55.33]Got nothing holding me [02:58.12]Got a couple memories [03:00.39]A picture of the three of us [03:03.05]And my grandfather's Browning