on the 4th of july  
 We sat out on the hood with a couple of 
 warm beers and watched the fireworks  
 explode in the sky  
 And there was an exodus of birds from the trees  
 But they didnt know, we were only pretending  
 And the people all looked up 
 and the birds flew around like the whole world  
 was ending  
 And I don't think war is noble  
 And I don't like to think that love is like war  
 And I gotta big hot cherry bomb 
 and I want to throw it through the mail slip  
 of your front door  
  
 Don't leave me here  
 I've got your back now  
 You'd better have mine  
 Cause you say the coast is clear  
 But you say that all the time  
  
 So many sheep I quit counting  
 Sleepless and embarrassed about the way that I feel  
 Trying to make hills out of mountains  
 Building base camp at the bottom of a really big deal  
 And did I tell you how I stopped eating?  
 When you stopped calling me  
 And I was cramped up shitting rivers for weeks  
 And pretending that I was finally free  
  
 Don't leave me here  
 Now that your back  
 You'd better stay this time  
 Cause you say the coast is clear  
 But you say that all the time  
  
 We drove the car to the top of the parking ramp,  
 on the 4th of july  
 And I planted my dusty boots on 
 the bumper and sat on the hood,  
 and looked up at the sky