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Martina McBride
Independence Day
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Independence Day was released on September 14, 1993 by RCA Records Label Nashville as a part of the album The Way That I Am
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Martina McBride
Martina McBride
Background Vocals
Lonnie Wilson
Lonnie Wilson
Drums
Brent Mason
Brent Mason
Electric Guitar
Joe Chemay
Joe Chemay
Bass Guitar
Paul Worley
Paul Worley
Acoustic Guitar
Ashley Cleveland
Ashley Cleveland
Background Vocals
Vicki Hampton
Vicki Hampton
Background Vocals
Pam Rose
Pam Rose
Background Vocals
Paul Franklin
Paul Franklin
Steel Guitar
Steve Nathan
Steve Nathan
Keyboards
Bill Hullett
Bill Hullett
Acoustic Guitar
Mary Ann Kennedy
Mary Ann Kennedy
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gretchen Peters
Gretchen Peters
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Martina McBride
Martina McBride
Producer
Paul Worley
Paul Worley
Producer
Ed Seay
Ed Seay
Mixing Engineer
Anthony Martin
Anthony Martin
Assistant Producer
Clarke Schleicher
Clarke Schleicher
Engineer
Mike Poole
Mike Poole
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Well, she seemed all right 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
[Verse 2]
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
[Verse 3]
Well, word gets around in a small, small town
They said he was a dangerous man
But Mama was proud and she stood her ground
But she knew she was on the losin' end
[Verse 4]
Some folks whispered and some folks talked
But everybody looked the other way
And when time ran out, there was no one about
On Independence Day
[Chorus]
Let freedom ring
Let the white dove sing
Let the whole world know
That today is a day of reckonin'
Let the weak be strong
Let the right be wrong
Roll the stone away, let the guilty pay
It's Independence Day
[Verse 5]
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
[Verse 6]
And 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
[Chorus]
Let freedom ring
Let the white dove sing
Let the whole world know
That today is a day of reckonin'
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
Written by: Gretchen Peters

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