most likely he just thought that this was one fire he wasn't going to be able to put out, and rushed back to the arms of his wife
Baby, I don't understand
Why we can't just hold on
To each others' hands
This time will be the last
I fear unless I make it all so clear
I need you so
Take these broken wings
And learn to fly again
And learn to live so free
And when we hear the voices sing
The book of love will open up and let us in