The 5th of July

My mom woke my dad up

And said, it's time to leave

So they jumped in the old Caprice

And tore off into the night

On the fourth of July

They flew through the darkness

Driving like Jehu

And they rolled into Ottumwa

Before the sun began to rise

On the fourth of July

And in walks Bob and Janice

Rachel's on her way

To peek in through the window

Hoping to hear her grandson cry

On the fourth of July

My mother watched the fireworks

From her hospital bed

And after it was all over

She held me for the first time

On the 5th of July

I've got my mother's brown eyes

And my dad's quiet way

And grandma Rachel's love for music

The morning I arrived

On the 5th of July

Deep in Iowa country

In a heavenly hideaway

On the shores of Lake Rathbun

My folks brought me home

On the 5th of July

And that was when

Life began for me

And that was when

Life began for me

A teacher and a mechanic

Brought me into this world

And they loved me with all their hearts since

The day I opened my eyes

On the 5th of July

And that was when

Life began for me

That was when

Life began for me