She was on fire and wild and American
She burns it out, probably just because she can
And if I had a dollar for everything I should've said
I'd probably still be busted, I would throw it all away again
Lightning bugs light up all across the southern sky
Some guys get it all and they don't even need to try
I watched you roll away but you didn't even say goodbye
And now I hate the night, I'm guessing that's the reason why
And this, this is my life
On the 4th of July
It isn't much, but at least it's mine
Got in my van, ended up in Boston
Thought about my friends
And how easily I'd lost them
I'd do it all again, I'd leave everyone exhausted
Some folks get a break, me I never got one
I thought of you at night when I would drink too much
If you thought about me too, you never tried to get in touch
Went back to school and I ran into some guys
I knew we started up this band
But we couldn't seem to get it through
We got some gigs, eventually we lost that too
Did you ever think that maybe if you're not happy
It's because you're not happy?
It's because of you
And this, this is my life
On the 4th of July
It isn't much, but at least it's mine
I got a job selling ads for magazines
And I, when I would play, I would think about her constantly
Everything, everything about her
Loved it
Somehow got away from me and suicide
I talked about it openly
I finally quit
Or maybe I got fired, I don't know
Doesn't matter just as long as it happened though
Added up the fears and doubts I've been living with
Songs of light and bugs and schoolwork and all that *
Cause this, this is my life
On the 4th of July
It isn't much, but at least it's mine
On the 4th of July
I lost a girl, some time and a couple friends
Small talking parties, I never could stomach it
I'm old enough to say that I remember when
But I don't have the time for your nostalgia or your criticisms
You live and learn, me, well I learn to let go
Parents and bosses and people who don't want you to grow
I think did anything you want to, you could do
And no one's gonna tell me just who the hell I should sing to
Vegas
This, this is my life
On the 4th of July
It isn't much, but at least it's mine
Mine
This is my life
On the 4th of July
It isn't much, but at least it's mine
Mine
At least it's mine
This is mine and nothing and nobody's ever gonna take this away
It's a blue thread of your life
Mine
This is mine and nothing and nobody's ever gonna take this away
This is my life
It's for the love of God
This is my life
you