[Verse 1]
The grill was smoking low and slow
Backyard hum was all we’d know
I went to cast into the pond
But hooked my bicep, far beyond
Caught in the skin, a jagged bite
The summer afternoon turned white
[Chorus]
Oh, it’s a crazy kind of Fourth of July
Caught a fish hook, watch the sparks fly
Called up Mama, she drove the truck
Bad aim, bad day, just rotten luck
Urgent care waiting, the bandage on tight
Back to the field as we lit up the night
[Verse 2]
Two-fifty years of this old land
The embers warm against my hand
My friends are cheering, sky turns red
Forget the stitches in my thread
We toast the spirit, we toast the heat
Dusty grass beneath our feet
[Chorus]
Oh, it’s a crazy kind of Fourth of July
Caught a fish hook, watch the sparks fly
Called up Mama, she drove the truck
Bad aim, bad day, just rotten luck
Urgent care waiting, the bandage on tight
Back to the field as we lit up the night
[Outro]
Quarter-millennium, proud and free
A little scar is fine by me
Just us under the southern sky
On the Fourth of July
On the Fourth of July