[Verse 1]
I used to live
But now I survive
I used to believe
But now it's just one day at a time

[Pre-Chorus]
The circus is gone, it's all packed away
The clown's hat, the makeup's been packed in it's case

[Chorus]
So we wave goodbye
To Miss Fourth of July
The queen of the roses has left us with nothin' but thorns
Don't say we never tried
Miss Fourth of July
The stars that we reached for left us with nothin' but dawn

[Verse 2]
I used to laugh
But I've learned to cry
And I ain't too proud
To let you see tears fall from these eyes

[Pre-Chorus]
For all of my hopes, my heartaches, and fears
For a night, I just watched and you walked out of here
[Chorus]
I just waved goodbye
To Miss Fourth of July
The queen of the roses has left us with nothin' but thorns
Don't say we never tried
Miss Fourth of July
The crown that we reached for left us with nothin'

[Bridge]
But your thorns left me wounded, not unlike the truth did
When innocence sang his last song
You can tell me that it's all gone
Just look me in the eyes and say it meant nothin' at all

[Guitar Solo]
Not at all
No

[Pre-Chorus]
I used to live (I used to live), now I've learned to die (Learned to die)
And I used to dream, I used to dream

[Chorus]
So now we wave goodbye
To Miss Fourth of July
The queen of the roses has left us with nothin' but thorns
Don't say we never tried
Miss Fourth of July
The stars that we reached for left us with nothin' but dawn
[Outro]
Oh yeah (Ooh-ooh)
Nothin' but a
Heavy hit of heartbreak
And a handful of the blues (Ooh-ooh)
Aw, yeah
(Ooh-ooh) I'll never get over you
(Ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh)