The Ambulance

I see the flashing lights I hear the siren screaming let me through The blackness of the night Exploding into red and blue Experience the ambulance Strap in for the ride The urgency of emergency The drip of IV lines Observing vital signs When every second counts And one of us is knocking on death's door To hear that piercing cry And wonder who it's coming for Experience the ambulance Strap in for the ride The urgency of emergency The drip of IV lines Observing vital signs Experience the ambulance Strap in for the ride The urgency of emergency The drip of IV lines But I am not the passenger So scrupulously stowed And I am not in the driver's seat To bear this precious load It's more like I'm the road A feeling of alarm Defaulting to a frantic point of view I stop to catch my breath And ask who this is happening to