The Housefire

I remember smelling smoke, I woke up I was choking
 Lorrie grabbed the baby and we made it safe outside
 She never missed a note, took a breath and cleared her throat
 And wrapped him in a Carhart coat she found out in my ride
 Next thing I remember, I was barefoot in December
 When I hit the door again it really came alive
 That was all she wrote, in a 30 second note
 I got out with a photograph and my old auto 5
 Lord knows that I've been blessed
 I can stand up to the test
 I can live on so much less, this much I been learning
 Feeling a pounding in my chest
 I'm fearful I'll confess
 How am I to get my rest? The house I built is burning
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 Well Lorrie called the volunteers, siren music to my ears
 First I been glad to hear the flashing red and blue
 Can't repay the time they gave, there was nothing left to save
 Shake all of their hands and wave they did all they could do
 Lord knows that I've been blessed
 I can stand up to the test
 I can live on so much less, this much I been learning
 Forgive my cowardice
 I'm fearful I'll confess
 How am I to get my rest? The house I built is burning
 We snuck away two nights ago, rode around the logging roads
 We been stuck in a motor home about to fall apart
 We finally made a go, got dealt a heavy blow
 She said I'll bet you make it, its a long way from your heart
 Well I know that I've been blessed
 I can make more out of less
 I can get my rest in any bed that I lay down in
 Got nothing holding me
 Got a couple memories
 A picture of the three of us, and my grandfather's Browning