Songwriting catalog of singer/songwriter Greg Shields mixing a variety of styles ranging from up tempo rock anthems to heart felt acoustic and piano based
You don't have to be crazy
(c) 2011 Greg Shields
V1
My daddy was a fireman for 27 years
Blowin horns and sirens into the face of fear
He'd come home at dawn, greet my mama with a yawn
With soot all on his face from ear to ear
I always told him he was crazy for life that he chose
He'd go after the devil with a ladder and a hose
He said that what it took, couldnt be learned from a book
But he taught me everything he knows
Chorus
He said it takes a strong stomach and iron clad will
You need a heart of gold and nerves of steel
You can't turn away when trouble comes around
You go in when everybody else is runnin out
You gotta be ready to give it all for someone else
You don't have to be crazy...but it helps
V2
Just like mama said I would I followed in my daddy's steps
They led me to a woman trapped inside a burnin vette'
She said her name was Mary, it was love at first carry
When I saved her from the fiery wreck
Well we hit it off so well that I took her home to Mom
Them two got to talkin bout the hazards of the job
Of lovin firemen and she asked how Mama did it
When Mama answered how much love you got?
Chorus
Because it takes a strong stomach and iron clad will
You need a heart of gold and nerves of steel
You can't turn away when trouble comes around
You go in when everybody else is runnin out
You gotta be ready to give it all for someone else
You don't have to be crazy...but it helps
V3
Well daddy's days of firefightin now are long gone
He's traded in his boots and bunker gear for overalls
These days his only struggles are the Sunday paper puzzles
And he loses interest in em' before long
Him and Mama love to come and help us out at home
Since me and Mary blessed em' with a grandson of their own
Dad was feelin' brave when the baby needed changin'
I said Dad let me warn ya fore ya take that diaper off..
Chorus
It takes a strong stomach and iron clad will
You need a heart of gold and nerves of steel
You cant turn away when trouble comes around
You go in when everybody else is runnin out
You gotta be ready to give it all for someone else
You don't have to be crazy...but it helps
