[Intro — spoken]

Frank was a construction foreman for thirty-two years...

Lifted heavy things, barked orders, never complained...

Until the morning his chest felt like the building fell on him...

[Verse 1]

Frank showed up to the job site on a Tuesday morning cold,

Felt a pressure in his chest — different from before — bold,

Squeezed like something heavy sitting right on top,

Spread into his left arm — Frank had to stop.

Broke out in a cold sweat — felt like he might be sick,

Jaw was hurting too — this came on real quick,

Sat down on the concrete — told his crew to call,

Frank had hit a wall — and it wasn't made of drywall.

[Pre-Chorus]

Frank had smoked two packs a day since he was twenty-two,

Cholesterol was always high — doctor said it too,

Dad had a heart attack at fifty-five — same age as Frank,

Never took his medications — that's what Frank thought blank.

[Chorus]

Frank's heart is dying — every minute counts right now,

Blocked artery — muscle starving — got to open it somehow,

Chew the aspirin — call for help — don't drive yourself alone,

Time is muscle — every second — Frank pick up the phone.

[Verse 2]

Paramedics got there fast — stuck the stickers on his chest,

Certain parts were rising up — different from the rest,

Rushed him to the cath lab — team was standing by,

Wire through the wrist — they had to do it — had to try.

Found the blocked vessel — opened it right up,

Tiny mesh left inside — keeping the vessel open,

Blood came rushing back — Frank felt the pressure ease,

Muscle saved in time — doctor put his mind at peace.

[Bridge]

Frank woke up in the hospital bed — wife beside him there,

Doctor said the damage done — but caught it — so beware,

Ejection fraction lower now — heart needs time to heal,

Medications every day — that's the new deal.

Cardiac rehab on Mondays — Frank was not impressed,

But week by week he felt it — stronger than the rest,

Quit the cigarettes that Tuesday — never looked back,

Frank rebuilt his life — just like he rebuilt the shack.

[Outro]

Frank goes to rehab now — Mondays and Thursdays too,

Four medications on the counter — every morning through,

Cholesterol pill, blood thinner, heart pill, pressure med,

Frank's heart took a hit — but Frank's not dead.

“Frank’s Story”