July (Youth Lagoon)

Explosions pillaging the night From the fireworks on the fourth of July It's just my lady, our friends, and I Smoking cigars and yelling at cars as they drive by We scaled a ladder ascending to the roof While five years ago I leaped and no one knew Holding my guitar, I strummed a tune I sang "I love you, but I have to cut you loose" As the neighbor lights off the small bombs we watch From the rooftop safely, so safely If I had never let go, then only God knows where I would be now I made a bridge between us then I slowly burned it Five years ago, in my backyard, I sang love away Little did I know that real love had not quite yet found me