I knew amanda in high school
Though I can't say in knew her well
She'd invite me 'round to swim in her dad's pool
And buy an ounce of what I had to sell
We were never lovers as such and so we lost touch
She wanted to be singer songwriter
And as for me
All I wanted to be
Was a stillwater firefighter
I heard Amanda joined a country band
She dated the drummer but married a farmer
I became a fireman just like I planned
A knight in shining armor
But the work was hard and my days were dark
And my nights were hardly brighter
And I became a loner
Not a drinker but a stoner
And a stillwater firefighter
I got the call late last night
There was a wreck on the cimarron turnpike
The driver of the truck, he was alright
Not so the rider of the bike
And it's hard to recognize a face when the eyes
Have lost their inner light
But I knew right away
And I cursed the day
I became a stillwater firefighter