"One Wing in the Fire" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music

Country music

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 artist Trent Tomlinson

Trent Tomlinson

Trent Tomlinson is an American country music artist. After several failed attempts at finding a record deal, Tomlinson was signed to Lyric Street Records in 2005, with his debut album Country Is My Rock, released in early 2006. This album produced three Top 40 singles on the U.S...

. It is a ballad

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 dedicated to Trent's father, Don. The song was released in May 2006 as the second single from Tomlinson's debut album Country Is My Rock

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, and reached a peak of number 11 on the U.S. Billboard

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Hot Country Songs

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 charts in early 2007.

Content

The song's lyrics tell of Trent's father's various character flaws ("Daddy's been a back-row Baptist

Baptist

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 / 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".

Tomlinson has also stated that he receives e-mail

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s from fans regarding the song. He stated that the song "never gets old... because it means so much to so many people". 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."

Chart performance

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Chart (2006-2007)	Peak position