4th of July - Joe Purdy

We won the war in the valley
We packed up all of our things
We said goodbye to the alley
Oh
We could not wait for spring
Oh
We could not wait for spring
Took what we stole in virginia
Buried it all in a box
We dug a hole outside memphis
Covered it up with rocks
I took the last of the water
You emptied our canteens
We dipped back down in the holler
Oh we could not wait for spring
Oh we could not wait for spring
We drove that ford through the desert
Past the ghost town and old railroad tracks
We got torn up in the weather
We barely did make it back
Took my guitar to the pawn shop
You took your grandmother's rings
We bought wool coats for the winter
Oh
We could not wait for spring
Oh
We could not wait for spring
Thought I played well in chicago
It was the last time I saw him alive
Heard he got shot down in austin
On a rowdy summer night
We head out of new york city
And the snow nearly drove us insane
Winter's in upstate are so bitter
But we could not wait for spring
Oh we could not wait for spring
I can't get back what was stolen
But we won't hang our heads down in shame
We don't take orders from no one
So we never know whose to blame
I put my boots on the fire
Wore out from the soul to the heel
All of my best friends are liars
I know just how they feel
Yeah
And I know just how they feel
Last time we all got together
Nobody did say goodbye
We'll see you back at the river
Again
On the fourth of July
Again on the forth of July