Independence Day for a Petty Thief Songtext
von House of Heroes

The summer that I turned 16
I had my Independence Day
Snuck down to the rich neighborhood
Near the fireworks display

Green lawns washed in black
All reflecting exploding light
We crept up to a house big and white
With the backdoor open wide

There′s no honor among suburban paupers

Independence Day for a petty thief
Independence Day for a scoundrel


Young and old they stared like zombies
At the red and blue and gray
Every soul was in the bleachers
About four blocks away

From inside it sounded like thunder claps
Or a town being laid to waste
My heart was beating a boom, boom, boom
As we filled up our pillow case

Free, dumb

Independence Day for a petty thief
Independence Day for a scoundrel

Independence Day for a petty thief
Independence Day for a scoundrel

The summer that I turned 16
I had my Independence Day