Me & 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 ya 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 & I said honey don't be scared
It's just somethin' burning
Somethin' goin' up in smoke
It's just someone' learning
Somethin' 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
And I know
They ain't comin for you, no
Trucks along the driveway, hoses lyin' across the lawn
Burnt frame of the trailer
Everything we had was gone
And a siren wailin', wailin'
Racin' daddy back to town
Jessie started cryin, I said
We'll be alright now
It's just somethin' burning
Somethin' goin' up in smoke
It's just someone' learning
Somethin' 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 Abeline
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 somethin' burning
Somethin' goin' up in smoke
It's just someone' learning
Somethin' they shoulda learned long ago
When sister calls I tell her
It's okay, I'm sleepin' better
Cuz 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
Cuz he ain't comin' for you
Oh I know,
He ain't comin' for you.