The United States Independence Day Blues

Woke up this morning

To a world on fire

Rising seas

A boss-man liar

My neighbors were feuding

Now they’re exchanging shots

Ain’t we all human?

Seems they mighta forgot

Grandma’s crying ‘bout her Medicaid

Cousin Kenny in Kenya is worried about foreign aid

Dad says we shoulda seen this coming

‘Cause they told us about the plan they made

Lord help us!

You know what?

(What?)

It’s not the first

It’s not the second

It’s not the third

It’s the goddam Fourth of July!

It’s the goddam Fourth of July!

But here’s the bad news

(There’s bad news?)

You’re damn right there’s bad news!

We had a democracy

But we blew it

We failed to preserve it

A celebration? You must be kidding me!

You gotta know we don’t deserve it!

A celebration? You must be kidding me!

You gotta know we don’t deserve it!

Tonight they’re shooting off fireworks

To “waste gunpowder and sky”

They’ll be loud

The parking lot will be crowded

I was never much of a fireworks guy

Can you tell what I got?

(What you got?)

I got a bad case

A real bad case

Of the United States Independence Day Blues!

Don’t want no fireworks!

Don’t want no barbecue!

Don’t want no parade!

Don’t want no beach!

Don’t want no cole slaw!

Don’t want no pool!

Don’t want no Wimbledon!

Don’t want no iced tea!

Don’t want red, white or blue on any part of me!

‘Cause I got

The revolutionarily funky

Dirty and junky

Politically incorrect-able

Somewhat inevitable

Can’t be converted

Will not be diverted

Down and dirty

Sometimes flirty

United States Independence Day blues!

The United States Independence Day blues!