Independence Day Parade |
Lyrics[Verse 1]Do you remember parades on the Fourth of July, The marching bands, the flags held high, We thought we'd have freedom forever-- We never dreamed we'd see it die. [Chorus] It had so much to offer, This land when I was a child. Freedom. Hope. A future. We never knew we could lose it all. [Verse 2] My father said, "You can be anyone. Build, teach, create, discover. The world is yours to explore." And I believed him. [Verse 3] What did we do? Where did we go wrong? Voices of hope now sing a death dirge. Freedoms they fought for, rights they won, A future they built for you and me. [Chorus] It had so much to offer, This land when I was a child. Freedom. Hope. A future. We never knew we could lose it all. [Break] Hatred, violence, children afraid, Families fractured, promises betrayed, Our country in hospice, destroyed from within, Who will lead us now--who will step up to the plate? [Chorus] It had so much to offer, This land when I was a child. Freedom. Hope. A future. We never knew we could lose it all. [Outro] A requiem for our country, For the freedoms they fought to preserve, For the rights they established as forever ours-- Have we seen our last Independence Day parade? |
| Song Length: 4:07 |
| Primary Genre: Blues-Gospel |
| Secondary Genre: - |