We were out on the highway, Up on the ridge
Down past the BP, Under the bridge
Out of the darkness, Into the light
Meet the red and blues, on a hot March night
Kick in a Camry, both on the run
Both got an attitude, ones got a gun
Sometimes it seems we're just parked in time
Waiting for the call to the thin Blue Line
They were way too fast, So we slowed down
They hit a family going to town
Now I'm standing on the road with a kid in my arms
A tiny little girl that I pulled from the car
Someone spoke, 'I just didn't hear'
Someone else tried, 'I just wasn't there'
I'd gone walk-about, God knows where
And the radio was alive that night
Red and blues flashing on the hot March night
This is rough, but your heart says stay
I made a promise
On graduation day
Dad was a coppa on general patrol
Thirty five years, then he got too old
He said, 'You're never quite as tough as people you think you are
You'll be living on your nerves
Living on a prayer'
There's a shadow in the corner
Shadow with a gun
Standing in the doorway there's a broken hearted mum
Fears just a phantom in the corner of your mind
When your waiting for the call to the thin blue line
He gave me a warrant card, I gave him a salute
Turned back smartly on my heel and I marched back to join the group
Mum and dad were there in the stands, we cheered and threw our caps
That's how everybody starts at the job, there was no way back
On nights like this on the side of the road, I'd give it all away
No one ever told me it would be like this
On graduation day
Rough, tough, bullet proof, ten foot tall
Serve and protect, answer the call
Out on afternoon shift, eating in the car
Crumbs on the uniform, crumbs on the floor
Out of the safety, into fray
Run to the trouble, when they're running away
Your heart says go, but your head says stay
Sometimes I think it's just a matter of time
Till my number comes up on the thin blue line
Fear is just a phantom in the corner of my mind
And the radio was alive that night
Red and blues flashing on a hot March night
This is rough, but your heart says stay
But I made a promise
On graduation day
I wouldn't have it any other way
On graduation day
I wouldn't have it any other way
I made a promise
I wouldn't have it any other way
On graduation day
I wouldn't have it any other way