Up from my shoulders You watch the good soldiers As they go marching Down Main Street forever Their bones still fear rockets Blank stares fill their sockets Young girls carry pictures of them In their lockets Everyone loves a parade Everyone loves a parade Fourth of July Not a cloud in the sky Crowds on the streets With my little boy and I Leash on the pup Juice in the cup What do you want to be When you grow up What do you want to be When you grow Up from my shoulders You watch the good soldiers As they go marching Down Main Street forever This world's rearranging The system is changing There are no more enemies Fit for engaging Everyone loves a parade Everyone loves a parade The glaciers are gone Like the buffalo are gone A voice in my head Says we must carry on Til humanity's eyes Can see past gospel lies What will we want to be When we grow wise What will we want to be When we grow wise Up from my shoulders You watch the good soldiers As they go marching Down Main Street forever My heart's in a bubble My head's filled with trouble My life's dropping down towards The drain on the double Everyone loves a charade So many ways we're afraid Always a deal to be made Everyone loves Everyone loves Everyone love a parade