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Artist: House Of Heroes
Canonical path: /house-of-heroes/independence-day-for-a-petty-thief
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Independence Day For a Petty Thief
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Independence Day For a Petty Thief
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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 back door open wide
Thereʼs 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 grey
Every soul was in the bleachers
About four blocks away
From inside it sounded like thunder claps
Or a town being laid to waist
My heart was beating a boom, boom, boom, boom
As we filled up our pillow case
Free
Dumb
Independence day for a petty thief
Independence day for a scoundrel
(Sinner, you better get ready)
(Oh, you better get ready, hallellujah)
(Sinner, you better get ready)
(Time is coming when the sinner must die)
(Sinner, you better get ready)
Independence day for a petty thief
Independence day for a scoundrel
The summer that I turned 16
I had my independence day
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