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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Martina McBride
Background Vocals
Lonnie Wilson
Drums
Brent Mason
Electric Guitar
Joe Chemay
Bass Guitar
Paul Worley
Acoustic Guitar
Ashley Cleveland
Background Vocals
Vicki Hampton
Background Vocals
Pam Rose
Background Vocals
Paul Franklin
Steel Guitar
Steve Nathan
Keyboards
Bill Hullett
Acoustic Guitar
Mary Ann Kennedy
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gretchen Peters
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Martina McBride
Producer
Paul Worley
Producer
Ed Seay
Mixing Engineer
Anthony Martin
Assistant Producer
Clarke Schleicher
Engineer
Mike Poole
Engineer
Lyrics
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
And 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 Independence 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 losin' end
Some folks whispered, some folks talked
But everybody looked the other way
And when time ran out, there was no one about
On Independence 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
Roll the stone away, let the guilty pay
It's Independence Day
Well, she lit up the sky that Fourth of July
By the time that the firemen come
They just put out the flames and took down some names
And 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 revolution
It's Independence Day
Let freedom ring, let the white dove sing
Let the whole world know that today is the day of reckoning
Let the weak be strong, let the right be wrong
Roll the stone away, let the guilty pay
It's Independence Day
Roll the stone away
It's Independence Day
Writer(s): Gretchen Peters
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