After the dawn I was able To take my first step unafraid Independent of my old ways Stole some new ground for today
And I won’t think about you ‘Til the floats pass by in another years’ time And right then I might miss you
And I’m barefoot in the kitchen Reheating coffee from yesterday And out the window they’re sweeping up The colors they’re drying up The memory of the parade
And for a minute I might miss you When I think of how you cried later on in the night And the sky fell down on us On the 4th of July