I still remember that night

it was the fourth of July

it's still engraved in my mind

and I'm not surprised

gang wars no guns hand to hand

you're black I'm white he's purple 

but I still don't understand

I'm going to be alright

I'm going to be okay

everything is going to be fine

back off 'cause

I want to be alone

I want to think it out

and I'm thinking that I want to go home

look who's laughing now

I'll pull it off somehow

as I passed her by

I could see her cry

and I'll never forget the look

that was in her eye

and the music you know it played

on & on & on

so won't somebody tap her

on the shoulder

tell her life goes on



3 years 2 months 1 week 4 days

I'm always counting down

because there ain't no easier way

trust me 

you know look that I tried

and if I said it's easy

then you know that

I told a lie

I'm going to be alright

I'm going to be just fine

one down five billion to go

am I next in line

and do I really want to know? 

look who's laughing now

I'll pull it off somehow

as I passed her by

I could see her cry

and I'll never forget the look

that was in her eye

and the music you know it played

on & on & on

so will somebody tap her

on the shoulder

tell her life goes on



I still remember that night 

it was the fourth of July

it's still engraved in my mind

and I'm not surprised

gang wars no guns hand to hand

you're black I'm white

he's purple but I still don't understand

I'm going to be alright

I'm going to be okay

everything is going to be fine

back off

I want to be alone

I want to think it out

and I'm thinking that I want to go home

3 years 2 months 1 week 4 days

I'm always counting down

because there ain't no easier way

trust me 

you know that I tried 

and if I said it's easy

then you know that

I told a lie

I'm going to be alright

I'm going to be just fine

one down five billion to go

am I next in line

and do I really want to know? 

look who's laughing now

I'll pull it off somehow and he said

"as I passed her by

I could see her cry

and I'll never forget the look

that was in her eye

and the music you know it played

on & on & on

so won't somebody tap her

on the shoulder

tell her life goes on"