The Fifth of July

Gunpowder traces Charcoal circles on the ground Shot me with a Roman candle You really shouldn't fool around We stood there barefoot Sweating in the summer heat As the rockets turned to rainbows In the middle of our street Now the smoke has cleared The fireworks show is over Steam and sulfur Now the smoke has cleared The days when we were closer Ashes smolder On the fifth of July I count ten heartbeats Face the heat of your red glare How I'll miss these grand explosions F-bombs bursting in the air Now the smoke has cleared The fireworks show is over Steam and sulfur Now the smoke has cleared Declare your independence Or pledge allegiance Do you want to be free From me? Now the smoke has cleared The fireworks show is over Steam and sulfur Now the smoke has cleared Declare your independence Or pledge allegiance Do you want to be free? To be free On the fifth of July