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 [bad word] 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 [bad word] 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