We were freedom 'til we weren't
We were red, white, and blue jean dirt
We were love so hard, it hurt
Now only the hurt's still hangin' 'round here
I don't hate it lookin' back
I still see your suntan Ray-Ban laugh
Underneath my American flag
Now we're stuck in a Chevy rearview mirror

When my speakers burn out like roman candles
Empty cooler like my whiskey handle
I got the red, white, and blues
and a handful of pride, pride
I still want you, but that ain't what matters
I'm still waiting on the evening after
Where all's quiet and a firecracker sky, sky
On the 5th of July
On the 5th of July

Did you make it out to Cali, chasing better sunsets?
Is there a little piece of us still there in your chest?
Are you making out to Petty and the Beachwood sparks
While I'm holding all the ashes and a sunburned heart?

And my speakers burn out like roman candles
Empty cooler like my whiskey handle
I got the red, white and blues
and a handful of pride, pride
I still want you, but that ain't what matters
I'm still waiting on the evening after
Where all's quiet and a firecracker sky, sky
On the 5th of July

Fireflies on the 5th of July
Lighting up the dark with your red taillights
Firefly on the 5th of July

And my speakers burn out like roman candles (Roman candles)
Empty cooler like my whiskey handle
I got the red, white and blues
and a handful of pride, pride (Pride)
I still want you
but that ain't what matters (Ain't what matters)
I'm still waiting on the evening after (Evening after)
All's quiet and a firecracker sky, sky
On the 5th of July (On the 5th of July)
On the 5th of July (On the 5th of July)
On the 5th of July

(Firefly on the 5th of July)
(Lighting up the dark with your red taillights)
On the 5th of July