///*****/// [Intro - fiddle over honkytonk piano, sparse] [Verse 1 - intimate baritone, brushed drums, acoustic guitar] This time each and every year We'd watch the parades and we'd cheer And watch fireworks light up the night But lately all we do is ever fight [Pre-Chorus - band building, rising energy] Can our nation find a way To unite for just one day So we can come together and...... [Chorus - full band, stacked gang harmonies, anthemic] Put our hands on our hearts And watch Old Glory fly Not burn her in the streets But watch her wave in the sky We were a nation once divided And we're back here again Let's try to come together Not repeat past sins [Post-Chorus - harmonies sustained, drums pull back] Let the hatred cease Let's try to find peace On this 4thhhh of July [Verse 2 - playful, upright bass walk, mandolin chops] Let's light up those grills Invite your neighbors over Let the only headaches come From the next day's hangover [Breakdown - stripped to bass and kick, spoken-feel vocal, call and response] It doesn't matter... if you are black or white... Whether you voted left... Or if you voted right... You might be gay... Or you might be straight... You might not believe... This nation was ever great..... But no one ever wins... When they choose to reside in hate [Instrumental Break - country guitar and fiddle duet] [Bridge - steady build, pedal steel swells] So let's remember the reason And how we gained our freedom It was on the backs of millions Of brave men and women Who risked their lives and fought And how our liberties were bought... [Pre-Chorus - full band, urgent] Our nation isn't perfect But it's worth fighting for All I ask is can we all just..... [Final Chorus - biggest wall of sound, gang vocals, fiddle high lines] Put our hands on our hearts And watch Old Glory fly Not burn her in the streets But watch her wave in the sky We were a nation once divided And we're back here again Let's try to come together Not repeat past sins [Post-Chorus - half-time feel, layered harmonies] Let the hatred cease Let's try to find peace On this 4thhhh of July [Outro - harmonies over fading band] Let us try to find a way Let's start this very day..... ....On this 4thhhh of July [Guitar Solo Fades to End]
