That Thin Blue Line

Lyrics

Young man pins on his badge for the first time Raise his hand swore an oath to uphold That thin blue line. In that first year alone He answered over a thousand calls Each one he never knew What would be behind that wall Most don’t ever see what this young man does For the strangers driving by or the ones he loves It can be a thankless job and most don’t have a clue For what this man and his family must sacrifice for that thin blue line Mother of two joins the young man about a year later He fills her in on the ins and outs and tries his best to train her Three weeks in, they conduct a traffic stop just outside the city It’s routine at first until those shots started ringing Officer down comes across the radio as the young man cries out. We have shots fired now, please send some help. He pulls her back to his position, laid her down on a pile of brass Did his best put em down, so he could bring her back But it was to late to save her no matter what he did That day would be her last time, she got hug her kids Most don’t ever see what these people do For the strangers driving by or the others just like me and you It can be a thankless job and most don’t have a clue About cost of doing business to do what they do The weight of the badge is not the only price That gets paid for that thin blue line