Independence Day

We drove the car to the top of the parking ramp 4th of July 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 in the trees Cuz they didn't know that we were only pretending And the people all looked up and looked pleased And the birds flew around like the whole world was ending I don't think war is noble And I don't like to think that love is like war But I've got a big hot cherry bomb And I wanna slip it through the mail slot Of your front door And now you can't leave me here I've got your back now You'd better have mine Cuz you say the coast is clear But you say that all the time So many sheep I quit counting Sleepless and embarassed About the way that I feel Trying to make molehills out of mountains Building base camp at the bottom Of a really big deal Did I ever tell you how I stopped eating When you stopped calling me I was cramped up And shitting rivers for weeks And pretending that I was finally free And you can't leave me here Yeah now that you're back You better stay this time Cuz you say the coast is clear But you say that all the time I drove the car to the top of the parking ramp 4th of July I planted my dusty boots on the bumper Sat out on the hood And looked up at the sky