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Fourth Of July Lyrics
I wrote a poem on a dog biscuit
And your dog refused to look at it
So I got drunk and looked at the Empire State Building
It was no bigger than a nickel
And if it don't improve
Then I have to move
I never thought that I would end up here
Maybe I should just change my style
But I feel alright when you smile
I stayed at home on the Fourth of July
And I pulled the shades so I didn't have to see the sky
And I decided to have a Bed In
But I forgot to invite anybody
And when I fell asleep
The neighbors had a peep
I never thought that I would end up here
Maybe I should just change my style
But I feel alright when you smile
And your dog refused to look at it
So I got drunk and looked at the Empire State Building
It was no bigger than a nickel
Then I have to move
I never thought that I would end up here
Maybe I should just change my style
But I feel alright when you smile
And I pulled the shades so I didn't have to see the sky
And I decided to have a Bed In
But I forgot to invite anybody
The neighbors had a peep
I never thought that I would end up here
Maybe I should just change my style
But I feel alright when you smile
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I love this tune, it fits lots of situations and moods. Here's one interpretation looking back and knowing what happened to the band after they put this out...
The lines "I wrote a poem on a dog biscuit And your dog refused to look at it" could be Dean saying he recorded some nice music, but it didn't get the reception he expected even though it was the perfect fit for the people he was trying to reach.
"So I got drunk and looked at the Empire State Building It was no bigger than a nickel" could mean that in his disillusionment, he saw that his goal is far off, fleeting and maybe not all it was cracked up to be.
"And if it don't improve Then I have to move I never thought that I would end up here"
This sounds like someone disillusioned and disappointed, thinking about making a change. Like breaking up their band?
"Maybe I should just change my style But I feel alright when you smile"
But the positive feedback he gets from the fans they do have, encourage him to keep going? If so, I'm glad he stuck it out and they finished "This is our music".
"I stayed at home on the Fourth of July And I pulled the shades so I didn't have to see the sky"
People are out there celebrating and having a good time, maybe to his band's music. But he doesn't want any part of it, he just wants to block it all out.
We'll all felt like that some time, it doesn't have to be about Dean not happy in Galaxie 500 or even about the 4th of July, but that is a great metaphor & vehicle for expressing those feelings and that kind of situation.
I listened to this song on the fourth of July.
Me too.
My favorite line is "I stayed at home on the Fourth of July And I pulled the shades so I didn't have to see the sky"
I feel alright when you smile
Well, mine's without a doubt: "Maybe I should just change my style But I feel alright when you smile"
I really like this song, it's awesome...though I like more Luna's cover...I'm wondering, if it's really a cover, if you know what I mean
What a fantastic, fantastic song. And how appropriate for today.
this song gets stuck in my head every 4th of july. which is why i always end up listening to galaxie 500 today.
This song was written by Dean Wareham not Peter Keith Droge. Totally different song. All the Galaxie songs here are credited to the wrong songwriters. Maybe some kind of ironic joke?