4th Of July Lyrics - Blues Traveler

Music & lyrics: john popper 

Well she hated the 4th of july 

Bombs bursting in air, and she'd never know why 

She'd keep me up all night, too terrified to cry 

Oh yes, she hated 4th of july 

Don't you be scared, don't you start to shake 

Go back to sleep because I am wide awake 

I'm right here, I'm not going anywhere tonight 

Feel my hand, I'm gonna hold you till the early light 

And when the thunder clapped, she'd run to me afraid 

She tried to be brave, but she couldn't figure out the terrible sound it made 

I was smarter, but she just couldn't see 

And when the thunder clapped, she'd always run to me 

Don't you be scared, don't you start to shake 

Go back to sleep because I am wide awake 

I'm right here, I'm not going anywhere tonight 

Feel my hand, I'm 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, she'd smile as if to say 

You couldn't touch the world when autumn comes this way 

And I don't 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 couldn't believe she was telling me good bye 

Don't you be scared, don't you start to shake 

Go back to sleep because I am wide awake 

I'm right here, I'm not going anywhere tonight 

Feel my hand, I'm 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 it's the 4th of july 

Don't you be scared, don't you start to shake 

Go back to sleep because I am wide awake 

I'm right here, I'm not going anywhere tonight 

Feel my hand, I'm gonna hold you till the early light 

Oh yes she hated the 4th of july