Almost Independence Day Lyrics
I can hear them calling way from Oregon
And it's almost Independence Day
Me and my lady, we go steppin' (we go steppin')
We go steppin' way out on China town
All to buy some Hong Kong silver
And the wadin' rushing river (we go steppin')
We go out on the, out on the town tonight
I can hear the fireworks
I can hear the fireworks
Up and down the, up and down the San Francisco bay
Up and down the, up and down the San Francisco bay
I can hear them echoing
I can hear, I can hear them echoing
Up and down the, up and down the San Francisco bay
Lights shining out (lights shining out)
And a cool, cool night
And a cool, cool night across the harbor
I can hear the fireworks
I can hear the people, people shouting out
I can hear the people shouting out (up and down the line)
And it's almost Independence Day
And the cool, and the cool, and the cool night
And the cool, and the cool, and the cool night breeze
And I feel the cool night breeze
And I feel, feel, feel the cool night breeze
And the boats go by
And it's almost Independence Day
And it's almost, and it's almost Independence Day
Way up and down the line..

This song just blows me away - it's better than anything on Astral Weeks or Moondance. What it's about I'm not sure except that it seems to be set in San Fransisco on a summer's night.

Just travel from Frisco to Palo Alto and you will see get the inspiration for this song - I sat on the hills before hearing this song and saw the fireworks on Independance day - a little too long I feel.

pretty much what i get out of it too, but yeah, amazing song, i love the buildup to the full phrase, i find that genius

First of all, north of San Francisco is the RUSSIAN RIVER, not the "rushing river." And they buy some Hark On Silver Bird (on Market Street -- very high grade H -- sold only by Angel these days I hear). I live here, I know. And we don't EVER call it "Frisco."