Dustin Lawrence, US Air Force

ONE MINUTE

09-11-2026

Dustin Lawrence, Bobby Tomberlin
FSUSA Marion, IL Retreat

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Born and raised in Southern Illinois
His folks prayed he’d never join
But he enlisted anyway
He’d been a cop, fought fires back home
Seen some things that’ll chill you to the bone
But nothing could prepare him for that day
When his commander called him and said
Ain’t no time to waste

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Chorus
The rearview mirror lit up like the sun
Debris was falling and he thought he was done
Sometimes the difference between living and dying
Comes down to one minute
Yeah just one minute

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Everyday in Qatar was like Russian roulette
Hoping and praying he wouldn’t pay the debt
Thirty minutes of sleep in four days
Funny how sixty seconds can change
At How you look at everything
And make you see the world
In a whole different way

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Chorus
That rearview mirror lit up like the sun
Debris was falling and he thought he was done
Sometimes the difference between living and dying
Comes down to one minute
Yeah just one minute

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You don’t know until your in it
How it comes down to one minute