Saddle Storms - The Voice on the Radio

The Voice On The Radio | Saddle Storms | Badges and Bonfires Album

Six lines lit up before her coffee even cooled. Gerald's loose on Highway 28 again. She didn't flinch.

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Line one has a burger order gone completely wrong. Line two has a baby crying and mama's been gone too long. Gerald the cow is on the highway again — he gets his own note on the board. And somewhere in the middle of a vehicle registration run an officer comes back on the radio with a 10-9 because a dog just tried to eat him. Through every single bit of it one voice stays steady, calm, and clear — because every officer on that radio calibrates their courage to hers. The Voice on the Radio is a dispatcher's day told in real time, from the inside out, by someone who lived it. The spoken bridge hits flat and professional, exactly the way a real dispatcher sounds when the world is coming apart at the seams and composure is the only tool that matters. The unsung heartbeat of law enforcement. Gerald included. - Original by Saddle Storms

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 Lyrics: Six lines lit up before my coffee even cooled Computer screen updating faster than the morning news Line one's got a burger order gone completely wrong Line two's got a baby crying - mama's been gone too long There's a cow on the highway AGAIN somebody's calling in And an officer needs a 27 28 and 29 before he steps in I'm keeping line two breathing telling her help is on the way Transferring burger Karen to the manager of the day Gerald the cow, gets his own note on the board he's a daily regular Computer's pinging updates while the radio gets peculiar Because right in the middle of a vehicle registration run Comes a 10-9 dispatch sorry had a dog trying to eat me… please repeat I'm the voice on the radio The calm inside the storm I'm the heartbeat of this operation Keeping everyone informed I don't get to flinch I don't get to break Every officer on that radio Calibrates to what I take I'm the voice on the radio The thread that holds it all The one who keeps her composure So nobody else will fall Gerald's back in his pen someone handled it between calls Officer finished his stop and cleared just down the hall Baby's mama came home and the crying finally ceased Burger Karen got her refund and the neighborhood found peace… But line one just lit up again and I already know It's gonna be a long one by the number shown People think this job is headsets and a comfortable chair They don't see the weight we carry or the burden that we bear We know every officer's voice like a mother knows her child We hear the hesitation in a transmission from a mile We feel the shift before they say it something has changed out there And we straighten up and steady up because THEY need us clear Line one — domestic, units responding, ambulance standing by Line two — Gerald, Highway 28, somebody get him out of traffic Line three — officer needs backup, copy, units en route Line four — hold please Radio — 10-12 all units Computer — updating Coffee — cold again Composure — intact Because that's the job That's always been the job And I wouldn't trade it… Not even for a hot cup I'm the voice on the radio The calm inside the storm I'm the heartbeat of this operation Keeping everyone informed I don't get to flinch I don't get to break Every officer on that radio Calibrates to what I take I'm the voice on the radio The thread that holds it all From Gerald on the highway To the most desperate 911 call They never see my face... They never know my fear... They just need my voice to steady... And I give them that... Every single shift... Every single time... Because somewhere out there... One of mine... Is walking toward something... And all they have is me... And this radio... And the voice that doesn't flinch

Written by Saddle Storms: https://SaddleStorms.com

About Saddle Storms: Wyoming-born outlaw country, western storytelling, rodeo soul, heartbreak ballads, and Code of the West honesty from six generations of ranch life.

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