4th of July

FOURTH OF JULY
(2007 by Michelle Malone & Tracy Newman)

We staked out this old oak tree right next to the stream
Pulled our truck in just before dawn to get a little patch of green
Got a cooler in the back, we're sittin' on the hood
Any other day we’d be up to no good
But once a year we like to come out here
And celebrate what we’ve got

Cuz it's the Fourth of July
My buddies and I
Are howlin’ up at the clear blue sky
We're celebratin’ the birth
Of the Land of the Free,
American boys,
My buddies and me

We got some fun-loving moms out here in Victory Park
All the kids get to stay up late, they can’t wait for it to get dark
So when the sun goes down, they come a-looking for me
I like to climb to the top of this old oak tree and
And send a rocket’s red glare up into the air
To celebrate what we’ve got (CHO)


I had a hot dog with onions and chili this morning at ten
I think I’ll have me a burger at noon, then start all over again.

Sometimes my buddies and I, we get out of hand
‘Specially Mister Duncan Glenn, but everybody understands
Cuz at 9 o’clock, he makes that fiddle sing
And even tho it’s only got three strings
It makes the Star Spangled Banner such a beautiful thing
For celebratin’ what we’ve got (CHO)