Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
00:02
My mum woke my dad up and said "it's time to leave"
00:09
So they jumped in the old Caprice
00:17
And tore off into the night
00:23
On the 4th of July
00:29
They flew through the darkness
00:32
Driving like Jehu
00:36
And they rolled into Ottumwa
00:40
Before the sun begun to rise
00:45
On the 4th of July
00:50
And in walks Bob and Janice
00:53
Rachel's on her way
00:58
01:01
To peek in through the window
01:03
Hoping to hear her grandson cry
01:07
On the 4th of July
01:12
01:15
My mother watched the fireworks
01:37
From her hospital bed
01:41
And after it was all over
01:46
She held me for the first time
01:51
On the 5th of July
01:56
I've got my mother's brown eyes
02:00
And my dad's quiet way
02:03
And Grandma Rachel's love for music
02:07
The morning I arrived
02:12
On the 5th of July
02:17
Deep in Iowa country
02:20
In a Heavenly Hideaway
02:25
On the shores of Lake Rathbun
02:30
My folks brought me home
02:35
On the 5th of July
02:39
02:42
That was when (that was when)
02:47
Life began (life began) for me
02:49
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
02:50
02:54
That was when (that was when)
02:57
Life began (life began) for me
02:59
A teacher and a mechanic
03:04
Brought me into this world
03:08
They loved me with all their hearts
03:13
Since the day I opened my eyes
03:17
On the 5th of July
03:23
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
03:31
That was when (that was when)
03:33
Life began (life began) for me
03:35
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
03:37
That was when (that was when)
03:42
Life began (life began) for me
03:44
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
03:46
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
03:55
04:01
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
My mum 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 4th of July
They flew through the darkness
Driving like Jehu
And they rolled into Ottumwa
Before the sun begun to rise
On the 4th 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 4th 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
...
That was when (that was when)
Life began (life began) for me
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
...
That was when (that was when)
Life began (life began) for me
A teacher and a mechanic
Brought me into this world
They loved me with all their hearts
Since the day I opened my eyes
On the 5th of July
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
That was when (that was when)
Life began (life began) for me
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
That was when (that was when)
Life began (life began) for me
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
...
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