Outside my window on the 4th of July
There's an old flag blowing under a clear blue sky
It's a perfect day for the big parade
Everbody's smiling, 'cus you know we've got it made

Marching band playing in their styrofoam hats
Fire truck leads the way, kids waving flags off the back

But I hate to think of all the lives been lost
In the name of pride, in the name of God
And now that God is a green dollar bill
The whole world's gotta swallow a strange and bitter pill

Oh the red, white and blue, what does it mean to you
Does it make you feel high, or make you wanna hang your head and cry?

Everybody's waiting on the fireworks display
Thirty grand up smoke, that's the American way
So God save America on Independence Day
'Cus it ain't everywhere I'd have the freedom to say

The red is the blood shed at the hands of the rich white race
And the stars up above see the blues on our face

Oh the red, white and blue, what does it mean to you
Does it make you feel high, or make you wanna hang your head and cry?