Fourth of July

Bold text = primary lyrics Italic text = secondary vocals (plain text) = tertiary vocals Three hundred butterflies They wrapped them in her ribs And now she cuts across the interstate The world will choke on traffic Three hundred butterflies, they wrapped them in her ribs Me and the cannonball's looking at the moon And now she cuts across the interstate, the world will choke on traffic Who’s peeking over the edge like no-good-kids with water balloons (the apple in your eye is pretty rotten, it's full of worms) I want to swallow the wind, let it hollow me thin Three hundred butterflies, they wrapped them in her ribs (and worthless to be sold, filled with cataracts and scratches) And call a friend who’s laughing like, laughing like a criminal And now she cuts across the interstate, the world will choke on traffic (the apple in your eye is pretty rotten, it's full of worms) She watches fireworks launching and sparkling, spinning Three hundred butterflies, they wrapped them in her ribs (and worthless to be sold, filled with cataracts and scratches) And twenty kids live like giants making yearbook material And now she cuts across the interstate, the world will choke on traffic Step by step by misstep Nothing more heartbreaking than Oops, I found myself in someone else’s shoes A car that’s been stationed since… And step by step by misstep Well, long enough, and long enough Oops, I found myself in someone else's shoes To let the grass grow up around its feet Step by step by misstep Nothing more heartbreaking than Oops, I found myself in someone else’s shoes A car that’s been stationed since… And step by step by misstep Well, long enough, and long enough Oops, I found myself in someone else's shoes To let the grass grow up around its feet Later I’ll kiss the smile off your face And toss this shape into the Rio Grande I could follow it along the riverbank To reach the beach And we could roll around in the sand I want to break the bank, and crush the glasses Chase the tape, combat molasses Face-to-face I punch the mattress Awake, escape, and trace the atlas They case the place and ban the back flips Leave the flashes to the books of matches Today’s the day Today’s the day They catch us Today’s the day Today’s the day We turn it backwards Today is the day Amazing things happen Pass the buck, I’ve got a head full of handshakes Nothing more heartbreaking than Dig a little deeper ‘til the hole runs dry A car that’s been stationed since… As the light from the television flickers on the table Well, long enough, and long enough And the angel on my shoulder wipes the sleep from his eyes To let the grass grow up around its feet Pass the buck, I’ve got a head full of handshakes Nothing more heartbreaking than Dig a little deeper ‘til the hole runs dry A car that’s been stationed since… As the light from the television flickers on the table Well, long enough, and long enough And the angel on my shoulder wipes the sleep from his eyes To let the grass grow up around its feet Pass the buck, I’ve got a head full of handshakes Nothing more heartbreaking than (we're looking in) Dig a little deeper ‘til the hole runs dry A car that’s been stationed since… As the light from the television flickers on the table Well, long enough, and long enough (on a better life) And the angel on my shoulder wipes the sleep from his eyes To let the grass grow up around its feet Pass the buck, I’ve got a head full of handshakes Nothing more heartbreaking than (with our faces) Dig a little deeper ‘til the hole runs dry A car that’s been stationed since… As the light from the television flickers on the table (pressed against the glass) Well, long enough, and long enough And the angel on my shoulder wipes the sleep from his eyes To let the grass grow up around its feet (and now you've turned away) I want to jump a million miles Look back at the lights I want to run so fast it gets left behind I want to jump a million miles Look back at the lights I want to run so fast it gets left behind I want to jump a million miles Look back at the lights I want to run so fast it gets left behind I want to jump a million miles Look back at the lights I want to run so fast it gets left behind Teeth bared, broken noses I want to jump a million miles, look back at the lights Twisted fingers, swollen toes I want to run so fast it gets left behind And I could do with another drink I want to jump a million miles, look back at the lights I could do with another I want to run so fast it gets left behind Teeth bared, broken noses I want to jump a million miles, look back at the lights Twisted fingers, swollen toes I want to run so fast it gets left behind And I could do with another drink I want to jump a million miles, look back at the lights I could do with another I want to run so fast it gets left behind I want to jump a million miles Look back at the lights I want to run so fast it gets left behind I want to jump a million miles Look back at the lights I want to run so fast it gets left behind I want to jump a million miles Look back at the lights I want to run so fast it gets left behind I want to jump a million miles Look back at the lights I want to run so fast it gets left behind Nothing more heartbreaking than I want to jump a million miles, look back at the lights A car that’s been stationed since… I want to run so fast it gets left behind Well, long enough, and long enough I want to jump a million miles, look back at the lights To let the grass grow up around its feet I want to run so fast it gets left behind Nothing more heartbreaking than I want to jump a million miles, look back at the lights A car that’s been stationed since… I want to run so fast it gets left behind Well, long enough, and long enough I want to jump a million miles, look back at the lights To let the grass grow up around its feet I want to run so fast it gets left behind Nothing more heartbreaking than I want to jump a million miles, look back at the lights A car that’s been stationed since… I want to run so fast it gets left behind Well, long enough, and long enough I want to jump a million miles, look back at the lights To let the grass grow up around its feet I want to run so fast it gets left behind Nothing more heartbreaking than I want to jump a million miles, look back at the lights A car that’s been stationed since… I want to run so fast it gets left behind Well, long enough, and long enough I want to jump a million miles, look back at the lights To let the grass grow up around its feet I want to run so fast it gets left behind I want to jump a million miles Look back at the lights I want to run so fast it gets left behind