Fourth Of July Lyrics - Robert Earl Keen

She's waiting for me when I get home from work 

But things just ain't the same 

She turns out the light and cries in the dark 

Won't answer when I call her name 

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On the stairs I smoke a cigarette alone 

The Mexican kids are shooting fireworks below 

Hey, baby, it's the Fourth of July 

Hey, baby, it's the Fourth of July 

She gives me her cheek when I want her lips 

And I don't have the strength to go 

On the lost side of town in a dark apartment 

We gave up trying so long ago 

[Chorus]