Fourth Of July

Trembling, starry-eyed
As you put your hand in mine

It was twilight, on the Fourth of July
Sparkling colors were strewn across the sky
And we sat close enough that we just barely touched
While Roman candles went soarin' over us, and baby

Then you put your hand in mine, and we wandered away (away)
I was trembling inside
But I wanted to stay (stay), pressed against you there
And leave the world behind, on that Fourth of July

(Oh-oh-oh)

So starry-eyed (so starry-eyed), on the flowery hillside
Breathless and fervid amid the dandelions
As it swept over me (swept over me), like the wind through the trees
I felt you sigh with a sweet intensity, and baby

Then you put your hand in mine (you put your hand in mine)
And we floated away (away, yeah)
Delicately lay entwined, in an intimate daze (in an intimate daze)
A crescent Moon began to shine (a crescent Moon began to shine)
And I wanted to stay (stay), tangled-up with you, among the fireflies
On that Fourth of July

(Ah-ah-ah, ah-eh-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah)

Thunder clouds (thunder clouds) hung around (hung around)
So threateningly (so threateningly)
Ominously hovering
The sky opened wide, showering (oh, oh, oh, yeah-eh, yeah-eh)

Then you put your hand in mine (you put your hand in mine)
And we ran from the rain (ran from the pouring rain, baby)
Tentatively kissed "goodnight" (tentatively kissed goodnight)
And went our separate ways (way, yeah-eh)

And I've never, truly, felt the way that I felt that Fourth of July (Fourth of July)
Truly, I have never felt the same as I felt that Fourth of July (Fourth of July)
Truly, I could never feel the same as I felt that Fourth of July