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Independence Day of the United States, also referred to as Fourth of July or July Fourth in the U.S., is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, by the Continental Congress declaring that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as a new nation, the United States of America, and no longer part of the British Empire. Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, and political speeches and ceremonies, in addition to various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States. Independence Day is the National Day of the United States.
During the American Revolution, the legal separation of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain occurred on July 2, 1776, when the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence that had been proposed in June by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia declaring the United States independent from Great Britain rule. After voting for independence, Congress turned its attention to the Declaration of Independence, a statement explaining this decision, which had been prepared by a Committee of Five, with Thomas Jefferson as its principal author. Congress debated and revised the wording of the Declaration, finally approving it on July 4. A day earlier, John Adams had written to his wife Abigail:
Verse 1:
Every little kiss I tend to hold
Precious in my heart you’ve turned to gold
Love’s not the word to explain
Just how I feel
It seemed like a dream but I’m wide-awake
And like the earth inside it made me shake
Like a summer fairytale, but it was real
B-Section:
You set off a brand new kind of spark inside of me
And I wouldn’t leave your lips even to breathe
Chorus:
The first time I saw you, you were lighting up the sky
Like bright flashing fireworks on the 4th of July
I won’t forget and I don’t regret
Losing myself deep inside of your eyes
That night I’ll remember for the rest of my life
Verse 2:
I cherish all the moments that we spent
I only wish it never had to end
I can take a journey in my mind to yesterday
I’ll use the moon and stars to guide me there
A place so far away but yet so near
Just to hold you one more time, I’d be ok
B-Section:
You set off a brand new kind of spark inside of me
And I wouldn’t leave your lips even to breathe
Chorus:
The first time I saw you, you were lighting up the sky
Like bright flashing fireworks on the 4th of July
I won’t forget and I don’t regret
Losing myself deep inside of your eyes
That night I’ll remember for the rest of my life
Bridge:
I feel I left my world, my life, my breath behind
But I know the sun will shine on through
Cause I know that again I’ll see you
This can’t be goodbye
We’ll meet again on the 4th of July
Chorus:
The first time I saw you, you were lighting up the sky
Like bright flashing fireworks on the 4th of July
I won’t forget and I don’t regret
Losing myself deep inside of your eyes