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one time on the fourth of july
i went out to watch the fireworks fly
from the hill i could see all the rockets as they flew from the town below me
bombs bursting in the air
the crowd was cheering with every flare
but in the distance clouds were cracking and flashing
mountain shaking with every explosion
and i remember thinking that night
as i looked into the sky
more than fire meets the eye
and the fireworks fly
and the fireworks fall
well i have seen the best of all
and its true
after every charge is through
i can still hear the thunder call
little bombs turn pasty pale
under five mile electric trails
soaring skies and lofty arrows that don't look quite as big in the pictures
neon flickers in the haze
billboards set the catch our gaze
so much noise, nothing holds our attention
it has all been done before
so let the rockets falter and fade
let the streamers fill the sky
more than fire meets the eye
and the fireworks fly
and the fireworks fall
well i have seen the best of all
and its true
after every charge is through
i can still hear the thunder call
and the fireworks fly
and the fireworks fall
well i have seen the best of all
and its true
after every charge is through
i can still hear the thunder call
i went out to watch the fireworks fly
from the hill i could see all the rockets as they flew from the town below me
bombs bursting in the air
the crowd was cheering with every flare
but in the distance clouds were cracking and flashing
mountain shaking with every explosion
and i remember thinking that night
as i looked into the sky
more than fire meets the eye
and the fireworks fly
and the fireworks fall
well i have seen the best of all
and its true
after every charge is through
i can still hear the thunder call
little bombs turn pasty pale
under five mile electric trails
soaring skies and lofty arrows that don't look quite as big in the pictures
neon flickers in the haze
billboards set the catch our gaze
so much noise, nothing holds our attention
it has all been done before
so let the rockets falter and fade
let the streamers fill the sky
more than fire meets the eye
and the fireworks fly
and the fireworks fall
well i have seen the best of all
and its true
after every charge is through
i can still hear the thunder call
and the fireworks fly
and the fireworks fall
well i have seen the best of all
and its true
after every charge is through
i can still hear the thunder call
Lyrics submitted by BtownMeggy
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Great version of a great song,
they screwed up, it's not "more than fire meets the eye", it's "more than pyrotechnics meets the eye".
love this song! but who's singing it, lol? it's not reese...