In the middle of all those last-minute high-school things that needed to be finished senior year, I scratched out a rewrite appropriate for the occasion to the tune of Martina McBride's "Independence Day".
Verse One -
Well, it was just another mundane morn
Thought she felt a little worried and sad
She tried to pretend it wasn't happening
He looked quite a bit like his dad
I was eighteen years old that summer
With no idea to where my future lay
So I took myself down to the church in town
On graduation day...
Verse Two -
Well, word gets around in a small, small town
They said I was a handsome young man
My mama was proud and she stood her ground
Though she knew it was the start of the end
Some folks whispered, some folks talked
But not a dry eye stayed that way
Near one about, they were all turned out
On graduation day...
Chorus -
Let freedom ring
Let reality sting
Let the whole world know that today is a day of memories
Let the weak be strong
Let the fear be gone
Throw that hat away, let the band play
It's graduation day....
Verse Three -
They lit up the sky like the Fourth of July
Marveling at how we'd grown
They watched the slideshow, saying "Do you know,
Can you believe how fast the time has flown?"
Now I ain't saying it's right or it's wrong
But it's bound to happen someday
Part of our evolution
Is graduation day...
Chorus x2
