This has happened all before
first once then twice then by the score
The stars begin to disappear
Impassioned by their hoary fear
They fade with age as morning calls
To all those who have yet to fall
Beneath the crystal sands of time
They sink to rest with heavy sigh,
And dimming down their milky light
The stars wink out with the night

Thundering skies
And sparkling lights
Declaring our individual rights
To life and guns and liberty
And doing whatever makes us happy
But fireworks aren't nearly as bright
As the pride for the Stars and Stripes