On the Fourth of July

In a carnival tent

Star-Spangled Banner on an old violin

She's here, then she's gone

And I know where she went

I'm burning for her

And she's burning for him

Missiles and whistlers, sparkers and snakes

Helicopter rockets sputter and shake

She drifted away like the smoke in the sky

So it's breakfast for one on the 5th of July

I see couples kissing in the fireworks' glow

I walk past their shadows with nowhere to go

I'm a little too old for this parking lot pain

With a second-place smile and no one to blame

Missiles and whistlers, sparklers and snakes

Helicopter rockets sputter and shake

She drifted away like the smoke in the sky

So it's breakfast for one on the 5th of July

Oh the booming finale

Lights the sky with a flash

Turning rainbows of colors

To snowy black ash

Now I'm staring out the window

At the tent coming down

They're pulling up the stakes

And clearing up the grounds

The waitress smiles at me

Says 'Are you alone?'

She pours me some coffee

She turns, and she's gone

Missiles and whistlers, sparklers and snakes

Helicopter rockets sputter and shake

She drifted away like the smoke in the sky

So it's breakfast for one on the 5th of July