We heard the fireworks
Rushed out to watch the sky
Happy go lucky 4th of July
How can you live
in the Northeast
How can you live in the South
How can you build
on the banks of a river
When the floodwater pours
from the mouth
How can you be a Christian
How can you be a Jew
How can you be a Muslim
a Buddhist a Hindu
How can you
Weak as the winter sun
we enter life on earth
Names and religion comes
just after date of birth
And everybody
gets a tongue to speak
And everyone hears
an inner voice
A day at the end of the week to
wonder and rejoice
If the answer is infinite light
why do we sleep in the dark
How can you live
in the Northeast
How can you live in the South
How can you build
on the banks of a river
When the floodwater pours
from the mouth
How can you tap to your body
Why do you cover your hand
How can you eat from a rice bowl
When the holy man
only breaks bread ooh
We watched the fireworks
till they were fireflies
Followed a path of stars
over the endless skies