Another long [bad word] and gone
I don't know why it always ends this way
The boardwalk's quiet and the carnival rides
Are as empty as my broken heart tonight

But I close my eyes and one more time
We're spinnin' around and you're holdin' on tightly
The words came out, I kissed your mouth
No Fourth of July has ever burned so brightly

You had to go I understand
But you promised you'd be back again
And so I wander around this town
'Til [bad word] around

I got a job workin' at the old park pier
And every summer now for five long years
I grease the gears, fix the lights, tighten bolts, and straighten the tracks
And I count the days 'til you just [bad word] back

And then I close my eyes and one more time
We're spinnin' around and you're holdin' on tightly
The words came out, I kissed your mouth
No Fourth of July has ever burned so brightly

You had to go I understand
But you swore that you'd be back again
And so I'm frozen in this town
'Til [bad word] around

And [bad word] around

Oh and I close my eyes and you and I
Are stuck on the Ferris wheel ridin' with the motion
And hand in hand we cried and laughed
Knowin' that love belonged to us, girl, if only for a moment

"Baby I'll be back again", you whispered in my ear
But now the winter wind is the only sound
And everythin' is closin' down
'Til [bad word] around

'Til [bad word] around
'Til [bad word] around and [bad word] around

And I miss you baby
And I miss you baby
And [bad word]  back around
And [bad word]  back around