Me and my sister Jessie were walkin' home from Sunday school
I said let's take the long way, even though it's against the rules
She said if daddy finds out y'know there'll be hell to pay
And I just said let's do it anyway
Then the sirens started wailin', wailin'
Down at Jasper Square
Jessie grabbed my hand and I said, honey, don't be scared
It's just something burnin'
Something going up in smoke
It's just someone learnin'
Something they shoulda learned long ago
Just some firemen or the sheriff
Nothin' to be scared of
If they ain't comin' for you
And I know
They ain't comin' for you, no
Oh I know
They ain't comin' for you, no
Trucks along the driveway, hoses lyin' across the lawn
Burnt frame of a trailer
Everything we had was gone
And a siren wailin', wailin', racin' daddy back to town
Jessie started crying, I said
We'll be alright now
It's just something burnin'
Something going up in smoke
It's just someone learnin'
Something they shoulda learned long ago
Just some firemen or the sheriff
Nothin' to be scared of
If they ain't comin' for you
They ain't comin' for you
They ain't comin' for you
Jessie got adopted by our aunt in Abilene
And I'll be here in juvie till the day I turn 18
And daddy's somewhere he can't touch no one
The paper called it arson
But I did what had to be done
It's just something burnin'
Something going up in smoke
It's just someone learnin'
Somethin' they shoulda learned long ago
When sister calls I tell her
It's okay, I'm sleepin' better
'Cause he ain't comin' for you
Now I know
He ain't comin' for you, no
Oh I know
He ain't comin' for you, no
I sleep better, I sleep better
'Cause he ain't comin' for you
Oh I know
He ain't comin' for you
