Small Sins Follow

Well she seemed alright by dawn's early light
Though she looked a little worried and weak
She tried to pretend he wasn't drinkin again, but daddy left the proof on her cheek
I was only eight years old that summer, and I always seemed to be in the way
So I took myself down to the fair in town
On Independance Day

Well word gets around in a small, small town
They said he was a dangerous man
But momma was proud and she stood her ground
She knew she was on the losing end
Some folks whisper, some folks talk
But everybody looked the other way
When time ran out there was noone about
On Independance Day

Let freedom ring, let the white dove sing
Let the whole world know that today is a day of reckoning
Let the weak be strong, let the right be wrong
Throw the stone away, let the guilty pay
It's Independance Day

Well she lit up the sky that fourth of July
By the time that the fire men come
They just put out the flames and took down some names
Sent me to the county home
Now I ain't sayin' it's right or it's wrong
But maybe it's the only way
Talk about your evolution, it's Independance Day

Let freedom ring, let the white dove sing
Let the whole world know that today is a day of reckoning
Let the weak be strong, let the right be wrong
Throw the stone away let the guilty pay
It's Independance Day
Throw the stone away
It's Independance Day