I'm burning up here
Hate this time of year
Fireworks burst in the sky
And on the ground here
On and on
Like it's the Fourth of July

Hot summer pavement
That's the way he went
Stars and stripes wavin' goodbye
Like they could save him
On and on
'Til I forget how to cry

Black candles burn to the ground
For another man gone down
Right in the midday sun
In front of God and everyone
Sirens were singin'
On and on
Another bloody summer night

Black candles burn to the ground
For another man shot down
Right in the midday sun
In front of God and everyone
Sirens were singin'
On and on
Another bloody summer night
Another bloody summer night
Another bloody summer night
Another bloody summer night
Another bloody summer night