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Fourth of July and a Fifth of JackFireworks spashed high in the skythe fair was in town for the Fourth of Julybut I was sixteen and wanted to diecos I'd been grounded for cussin' againmy folks were watchin' the show from the porchI stole the bottle from their bedroom drawergrabbed the keys to Dad's old Fordtook a few big swigs and jumped inat picnics with the Jaycee'sDad had let me taste his beerbut I wasn't some young hayseedso I gulped more and put it in gearit was Fourth of July and a fifth of Jackhammer down headed for townI knew for sure the clerk at the storewould sell me a Winston soft packcos I looked eighteen hard n meanin my Dad's black leather hatgrabbed the gun from the truck rackshot up an old railroad shackLord, I never felt so freeI'd be a man when I got backcherry bombs had nothin' on meit was Fourth of July and a fifth of Jackwell, I skidded to a stop outside the fairI knew my sweetheart Ellie'd be thereshe spun and twirled her short skirt in the airwhen I hit the bell with that nine pound sledgetold her I had my own wheels for the nightthat county roads were better than carny ridesand though the sky was a festival of lightswe never saw them parked by the old river bridgethe night was hotter than cayenneas we finished off that boozethe radio played Jack and Dianeand I sprouted antlers like a mooseit was Fourth of July and a fifth of Jackteenage love can't git enoughlong bare legs and a kiss that begsa guy to give more than thatso I made a move that was cool and smoothlike a sneak attackbeing bad never felt so goodthen we held hands sitting on the hoodLord, I never felt so freeI'd be a man when I got backchery bombs had nothing on meit was Fourth of July and a fifth of JackDad woke me in the front seatI'd never even left the garagethat bottle lay empty on the seatthe whole night was a bourbon mirageEllie came by while I was in bedshe was bright n pretty as a flagbut all I saw were stars in my headfrom the Fourth of July and a fifth of Jack(c)2005 Robert George