Well she seemed alright
by dawn's early light
though she looked
a little worried
and weak
She tried to pretend
he wasn't drinkin' again
but daddy left the proof
on her cheek
I was only eight years old
that summer
and I always seemed
to be in the way
So I took myself down
to the fair in town
on Independence Day
Well word gets around
in a small, small town
they said he was
a dangerous man
But mama was proud
and she stood her ground
she knew she was on
the losin' end
Some folks whispered
Some folks talked
but everybody looked
the other way
When time ran out
there was no-one about
on Independence Day
Let freedom ri..ng
Let the white dove si..ng
Let the whole world
know that today
is a day of reckoning
Let the weak be stro..ng
Let the right be wro..ng
roll the stone away
let the guilty pay
it's Independence Da..y
Well she lit up the sky
that fourth of July
by the time
the firemen come
They just put out
the flames and took
down some names
and sent me to
the county home
Now I ain't sayin'
it's right or it's wrong
but maybe it's
the only way
Talk about your revolution
it's Independence Day
Let freedom ri..ng
Let the white dove si..ng
Let the whole world
know that today
is a day of reckoning
Let the weak be stro..ng
Let the right be wro..ng
roll the stone away
let the guilty pay
it's Independence Da..y
Roll the stone away
it's Independence Da..y