[00:00.524] Ouh ouh ouh ouh ouh
[00:06.876]
[00:08.411] My mum woke my dad up
[00:12.295] And said  "it's time to leave"
[00:17.550] So they jumped in the old Caprice
[00:21.414] And tore off into the night
[00:26.596] On the 4th of July
[00:29.611]
[00:29.887] They flew through the darkness
[00:34.247] Driving like Jehu
[00:38.639] And they rolled into Ottumwa
[00:43.719] Before the sun begun to rise
[00:48.297] On the 4th of July
[00:51.219]
[00:51.521] And in walks Bob and Janice
[00:56.176] Rachel's on her way
[00:59.859] To peek in through the window
[01:04.984] Hoping to hear her grandson cry
[01:09.968] On the 4th of July
[01:12.955]
[01:34.663] My mother watched the fireworks
[01:39.317] From her hospital bed
[01:43.745] And after it was all over
[01:48.645] She held me for the first time
[01:53.546] On the 5th of July
[01:56.203]
[01:56.420] I've got my mother’s brown eyes
[02:00.953] And my dad’s quiet way
[02:05.390] And Grandma Rachel’s love for music
[02:10.816] The morning I arrived
[02:15.047] On the 5th of July
[02:17.915]
[02:18.113] Deeping in Iowa country
[02:22.137] And a heavenly hideaway
[02:26.819] On the shores of Lake Rathbun
[02:32.057] My folks brought me home
[02:37.193] On the 5th of July
[02:39.738]
[02:43.677] That was when (that was when)
[02:46.838] Life began (life began)
[02:48.617] For me
[02:54.053] That was when (that was when)
[02:56.521] Life began (life began)
[02:58.243] For me
[02:59.045]
[03:01.775] A teacher and a mechanic
[03:06.045] Brought me into this world
[03:10.490] They loved me with all their hearts since
[03:16.384] The day I opened my eyes
[03:20.096] On the 5th of July
[03:25.918]
[03:30.090] That was when (that was when)
[03:32.541] Life began (life began)
[03:34.481] For me
[03:39.307] That was when (that was when)
[03:41.973] Life began (life began)
[03:43.643] For me
[03:44.830]