Fresno Fire Department Captain Pete Dern Conquers the Pain to Heal From Each Burn

I've come home and become a part again of what makes Fresno great.
The heart of California, is caring, generous, and first rate!

The fire captain, "on top of things"

Walked onto the roof that day

You never know what each fire brings

The flames were not kept at bay

The fire swallowed him whole, it seemed

As he suddenly disappeared

It was a nightmare- the worst dreamed

Death was certain, everyone feared

An heroic effort was made

To rescue "one of their own"

They cut through to where he laid

It was the worst two minutes known

He had been engulfed and nearly consumed

When they carried his body out

70% burned, DEATH was presumed

But, this was NO time for doubt

Still... searing pain has been the only way back

As this man works to rise up and walk again

He gives thanks for each series of healing skin grafts

And the support of loved ones and friends

Verse 1] The fire captain, on top of things Walked onto the roof that day You never know what each fire brings The flames were not kept at bay The fire swallowed him whole, it seemed As he suddenly disappeared It was a nightmare, the worst dreamed Death was certain, everyone feared [Pre-Chorus] An heroic effort was made To rescue one of their own They cut through to where he laid And pulled him back from stone to bone [Chorus] No time for doubt No time for doubt He was taken down But he came back out No time for doubt No time for doubt Seared but still alive Still here, still proud [Verse 2] He had been engulfed and nearly consumed When they carried his body out Seventy percent burned, death was presumed But he was not built for doubt Still, searing pain has been the only way back Every step cost blood and years Every scar on his skin marked what he lacks And what he fought through here [Pre-Chorus] A hundred hard days in a row Each one a tighter test But the hands that helped him grow Kept lifting him through the rest [Chorus] No time for doubt No time for doubt He was taken down But he came back out No time for doubt No time for doubt Seared but still alive Still here, still proud [Bridge] As this man works to rise up and walk again He gives thanks with every breath For each series of healing skin grafts For the love that outran death [Final Chorus] No time for doubt No time for doubt He was taken down But he came back out No time for doubt No time for doubt He gives thanks today For every hand that stayed