He was born on the fourth day of July So his parents called him Independence Day He married a girl named Justice who gave birth to a son called Nation Then she walked away Independence he would daydream and he'd pretend That someday him and Justice and Nation would get together again But Justice held up in a shotgun shack And she wouldn't let nobody in So a Nation cried CHORUS Oh Oh When a Nation cries His tears fall down like missiles from the skies Justice look into Independence's eyes Can you make everyrhing alright Can you keep your Nation warm tonight Well Nation grew up and got himself a reputation Couldn't keep the boy at home no no He just kept running 'round and 'round and 'round and 'round Independence and Justice well they felt so ashamed When the Nation fell down they argued who was to blame Nation if you'll just come home we'll have this family again Oh Nation don't cry CHORUS Roll a rock across the Country Everbody come along When you're feelin' down yeah yeah Just sing this song yeah yeah