First To Run In

[Verse 1]
Sunrise finds you
Boots by the door
Coffee gone cold
Radio report
Another bad wreck
On the edge of town
You kiss your kids
Then you’re highway bound
[Chorus]
God bless our first responders
EMS, fire, and police
You run straight into the trouble
So the rest of us can breathe in peace
Every siren’s like a prayer
For the lives you’re diving in to save
God bless our first responders
And the courage that you gave
[Verse 2]
You’ve seen that house
Burn to the frame
Called out the names
Through the smoke and the flame
You’ve held a stranger
Bleeding your hands
Heard “please don’t leave”
Till the ambulance ran
[Chorus]
God bless our first responders
EMS, fire, and police
You run straight into the trouble
So the rest of us can breathe in peace
Every siren’s like a prayer
For the lives you’re diving in to save
God bless our first responders
And the courage that you gave
[Bridge]
When the world starts falling apart
You’re the ones who answer first
Carrying all that weight in your heart
So ours don’t have to hurt (yeah)
[Chorus]
God bless our first responders
EMS, fire, and police
You run straight into the trouble
So the rest of us can breathe in peace
Every siren’s like a prayer
For the lives you’re diving in to save
God bless our first responders
Every night and every day

country, Modern country ballad with steady mid-tempo groove; acoustic guitar and warm piano up front, steel guitar answering vocal phrases. Verses intimate and storytelling, building into a big, open-armed chorus with stacked harmonies and stadium-ready drums. Fiddle adds emotional lift on the bridge, then everything drops to just vocal and guitar for the last chorus line before the full band swells back in. Male vocals.