independence_day
angie
this
song
came
to
mind
this
evening
we
drove
the
car
to
the
top
of
the
parking
ramp
on
the
4th
of
july
we
sat
out
on
the
hood
with
a
couple
of
warm
beers
and
watched
the
fireworks
explode
in
the
sky
and
there
was
an
exodus
of
birds
from
the
trees
but
they
didnt
know
,
we
were
only
pretending
and
the
people
all
looked
up
,
and
were
pleased
and
the
birds
flew
around
like
the
whole
world
was
ending
and
i
don't
think
war
is
noble
and
i
don't
like
to
think
that
love
is
like
war
and
i
gotta
big
hot
cherry
bomb
,
and
i
want
to
slip
it
through
the
mail
slot
of
your
front
door
don't
leave
me
here
i've
got
your
back
now
you'd
better
have
mine
cause
you
say
the
coast
is
clear
but
you
say
that
all
the
time
so
many
sheep
i
quit
counting
sleepless
and
embarrassed
about
the
way
that
i
feel
trying
to
make
mole
hills
out
of
mountains
building
base
camp
at
the
bottom
of
a
really
big
deal
and
did
i
tell
you
how
i
stopped
eating
?
when
you
stopped
calling
me
and
i
was
cramped
up
shitting
rivers
for
weeks
and
pretending
that
i
was
finally
free
don't
leave
me
here
now
that
your
back
you'd
better
stay
this
time
cause
you
say
the
coast
is
clear
but
you
say
that
all
the
time
we
drove
the
car
to
the
top
of
the
parking
ramp,
on
the
4th
of
july
and
i
planted
my
dusty
boots
on
the
bumper
and
sat
out
on
the
hood
,
and
looked
up
at
the
sky
-
ani
difranco
080403
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