One Wing in the Fire
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| “One Wing in the Fire” | |||||
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| Single by Trent Tomlinson from the album Country Is My Rock |
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| Released | 2006 | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Recorded | 2005 | ||||
| Genre | Country | ||||
| Length | 3:52 | ||||
| Label | Lyric Street | ||||
| Writer(s) | Trent Tomlinson Bobby Pinson |
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| Producer | "Hillbilly" Leigh Reynolds Trent Tomlinson |
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| Trent Tomlinson singles chronology | |||||
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"One Wing in the Fire" is the title of a song released in 2006 by American country music artist Trent Tomlinson. It is a ballad dedicated to Trent's father, Don.[1][2][3] The song was released in 2006 as the second single from Tomlinson's debut album Country Is My Rock, and reached a peak of #11 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in early 2007.
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The song's lyrics tell of Trent's father's various character flaws ("Daddy's been a back-row Baptist / With his share of front-row sin"), but also of the good things that Trent's father has done for him ("Daddy's always been there for me / From T-ball to touchdowns"). In the song, the narrator asks that God will forgive his errant father, who "lives a little left of living right", but is still a good person despite his flaws -- in other words, "an angel with no halo / And one wing in the fire".[4]
Tomlinson has also stated that he receives e-mails from fans regarding the song. He stated that the song "never gets old... because it means so much to so many people".[5] He has also stated that his father has "been very influential in what I do, the good and the bad. Thank God he understands that and doesn't get mad at me when I write about the bad."[3]
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| Chart (2006-2007) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 96 |
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[edit] External links
- Lyrics at CowboyLyrics.com
