If you choose to be a firefighter
You're choosing the hard way
A way full of hardship, of no luxury, no comfort,
That'll cause you mental and physical wear.
That'll alienate you from your loved ones
That'll bring you close to human miseries
And it'll show you social ingratitude
You'll have to take the chance
Of living the adventure of speed,
Of high altitude, of agility;
You'll have to combine strength and technique.
You'll have to leave a simple lunch unfinished,
Wake up in the middle of the night and run to save a stranger's life,
To give a hand to anybody, even if undeserved,
Because you may not judge anyone by the color of his skin, st