But everybody looked the other way
Day of reckoning
It's Independence Day
Day of reckoning
Let the weak be strong, let the right be wrong
Publisher: PURPLE CRAYON MUSIC
But mama was proud and she stood her ground
Let the weak be strong, let the right be wrong
But daddy left the proof on her cheek
On Independence Day
Roll the stone away, let the guilty pay
When time ran out there was no one about
Let freedom ring, let the white dove sing
Talk about your revolution
Now I ain't sayin' it's right or it's wrong
And I always seemed to be in the way
It's Independence Day
Some folks whispered some folks talked
Well she lit up the sky that fourth of July
Though she looked a little worried and weak
Let freedom ring, let the white dove sing
She knew she was on the losin' end
They said, "He was a dangerous man"
But maybe it's the only way
She tried to pretend he wasn't drinkin' again
Let the whole world know that today is a
On Independence Day
Songwriter: Gretchen Peters
They just put out the flames and took down some names
It's Independence Day
And sent me to the county home
Roll the stone away, let the guilty pay
So I took myself down to the fair in town
Roll the stone away, it's Independence Day
And I was only eight years old that summer
Let the whole world know that today is a
Well she seemed all right by dawn's early light
Well word gets around in a small, small town
By the time that the firemen come