She was on fire and wild and AmericanShe burns it out, probably just because she canAnd if I had a dollar for everything I should've saidI'd probably still be busted, I would throw it all away againLightning bugs light up all across the southern skySome guys get it all and they don't even need to tryI watched you roll away but you didn't even say goodbyeAnd now I hate the night, I'm guessing that's the reason whyAnd this, this is my lifeOn the 4th of JulyIt isn't much, but at least it's mineGot in my van, ended up in BostonThought about my friendsAnd how easily I'd lost themI'd do it all again, I'd leave everyone exhaustedSome folks get a break, me I never got oneI thought of you at night when I would drink too muchIf you thought about me too, you never tried to get in touchWent back to school and I ran into some guysI knew we started up this bandBut we couldn't seem to get it throughWe got some gigs, eventually we lost that tooDid you ever think that maybe if you're not happyIt's because you're not happy?It's because of youAnd this, this is my lifeOn the 4th of JulyIt isn't much, but at least it's mineI got a job selling ads for magazinesAnd I, when I would play, I would think about her constantlyEverything, everything about herLoved itSomehow got away from me and suicideI talked about it openlyI finally quitOr maybe I got fired, I don't knowDoesn't matter just as long as it happened thoughAdded up the fears and doubts I've been living withSongs of light and bugs and schoolwork and all that *Cause this, this is my lifeOn the 4th of JulyIt isn't much, but at least it's mineOn the 4th of JulyI lost a girl, some time and a couple friendsSmall talking parties, I never could stomach itI'm old enough to say that I remember whenBut I don't have the time for your nostalgia or your criticismsYou live and learn, me, well I learn to let goParents and bosses and people who don't want you to growI think did anything you want to, you could doAnd no one's gonna tell me just who the hell I should sing toVegasThis, this is my lifeOn the 4th of JulyIt isn't much, but at least it's mineMineThis is my lifeOn the 4th of JulyIt isn't much, but at least it's mineMineAt least it's mineThis is mine and nothing and nobody's ever gonna take this awayIt's a blue thread of your lifeMineThis is mine and nothing and nobody's ever gonna take this awayThis is my lifeIt's for the love of GodThis is my lifeyou