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4th Of July Lyrics

Today's the 4th of July
Another June has gone by
And when they light up our town I just think:
What a waste of gunpowder and sky

I'm certain that I am alone
In harboring thoughts of our home
It's one of my faults
That I can't quell my past
I ought to have gotten it gone

Oh, baby, I wonder
If when you are older someday
You'll wake up and say
My God, I should have told her!
What would it take?
But now I am here, and
The world's gotten colder
And she's got the river
Down which I sold her...

So that's today's memory lane
With all the pathos and pain
Another chapter in a book
Where the chapters are endless
And they're always the same
A verse, then a verse
And refrain

Oh, baby, I wonder
If when you are older someday
You'll wake up and say
My God, I should have told her!
What would it take?
But now I am here, and
The world's gotten colder
And she's got the river
Down which I sold her...

Yeah, she's got the river
Down which I sold her...
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Submitted by
idan On Jun 30, 2001
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Cover art for 4th Of July lyrics by Aimee Mann

I think it has something to do with the person's life being a bit monotonous and lacking in excitement because of something they didn't do or say in their past, but I'm probably wrong... I just know I love the song :P

Cover art for 4th Of July lyrics by Aimee Mann

great songwriting...alone the phrase "another chapter in a book where the chapters are endless and they're always the same: a verse, then a verse, and refrain" make this song great.

Cover art for 4th Of July lyrics by Aimee Mann

great songwriting...alone the phrase "another chapter in a book where the chapters are endless and they're always the same: a verse, then a verse, and refrain" make this song great.

Cover art for 4th Of July lyrics by Aimee Mann

i like "...and I think, what a waste of gunpowder and sky" taht kicks ass. fuck the u.s. and its bullshit displays of macho crap.

Cover art for 4th Of July lyrics by Aimee Mann

I think it's about a lady who had a divorce and can't get over it. She wonders if the other person, would ever think about it and realized that they should have treated them better or worked at making it work. Because she feels like she's been sold down the the river. Now her life is much harder and and makes life seem really long.