FirecrackerYou waved in the nightAnd something that I saw was a flamingYour bodyIt was real in the lightOn the 4th of JulyWe were screamingWell I saw the lonely roadYou left and said to meDon't followCause I'll only bring you sorrowAnd on down my lonely roadYou left and I just saidNo, no, no, no, noAll I said no, no, no, no, noWell I'm back inMy old town againIs there something still aliveThat I left hereDo you still lieThose boys on the streetI will take you uptownJust to see you meet themWell I saw the lonely roadYou left and said to meDon't followCause I'll only bring you sorrowAnd on down my lonely roadYou left and I just saidNo, no, no, no, noAll I saidNo, no, no, no, noAll I saidNo, no, no, no, no''You know I've been reading the Bible for a changeMaybe there's something I have missed thereI said I've seen, but I've seen some eyes in the rainAnd they creep out my mind and I saw you whisperWell, firecracker, you waved in the nightAnd something that I saw was aflame in youDo you feel like we left something here?Something worth coming back and claimingWell, I saw the lonely roadYou left and said to me, go followCause I'll only bring you sorrowAnd on down my lonely roadYou left and said to me, go followYou sleep and dream for tomorrowCounting the dead of nightYou left and said to me, go followCause I'll only bring you sorrowAnd on down my lonely roadYou left and I just said no, no, no, no, noWell, I said no, no, no, no, noNo, no, no, no, no, no, no