Music & lyrics: john popper

Well she hated the 4th of july
Bombs bursting in air, and shed never know why
Shed keep me up all night, too terrified to cry
Oh yes, she hated 4th of july

Dont you be scared, dont you start to shake
Go back to sleep because I am wide awake
Im right here, Im not going anywhere tonight
Feel my hand, Im gonna hold you till the early light

And when the thunder clapped, shed run to me afraid
She tried to be brave, but she couldnt figure out the terrible sound it made
I was smarter, but she just couldnt see
And when the thunder clapped, shed always run to me

Dont you be scared, dont you start to shake
Go back to sleep because I am wide awake
Im right here, Im not going anywhere tonight
Feel my hand, Im gonna hold you till the early light

Oh yes, she loved the world on a crisp, autumn day
The leaves would turn her color, the children were at play
Sit on hilltops with her, shed smile as if to say
You couldnt touch the world when autumn comes this way

And I dont believe she cared for getting old
The limbs move a little slower, the hearing just goes cold
One day she looked at me through a gray haired eye
And I couldnt believe she was telling me good bye

Dont you be scared, dont you start to shake
Go back to sleep because I am wide awake
Im right here, Im not going anywhere tonight
Feel my hand, Im gonna hold you till the early light

And I do believe her soul was rich and blue
We taught each other lessons, lessons that we knew
When we kept growing, there was nothing we could do
But I loved her and I know she loved me too

Now you can call me a sentimental fool
But I learned more from her than I ever did in school
I still get apprehensive, I still remember why
When the thunder claps or its the 4th of july

Dont you be scared, dont you start to shake
Go back to sleep because I am wide awake
Im right here, Im not going anywhere tonight
Feel my hand, Im gonna hold you till the early light

Oh yes she hated the 4th of july