Jimmy blew his mind on the 4th of July He blew his brains into the sky He'd been working part time on the factory line And though he saved every nickel he couldn't save a dime And when the shot rang out across the nation The whole town was there Even the mayor But they looked the other way It was a red hot Wednesday in Arkansas And poor old Jimmy couldn't take no more You see life's a getting hard on the working man And the dreams are getting fewer in the promised land Yeah when the shot rang out across the nation The whole town was there Even the mayor But they looked the other way They looked the other way Guitar! Jimmy blew his mind on the 4th of July He blew his brains into the sky And as Sally she wept the sky lit up The flags went high oh what a day to die Yeah you better hold on Hold on You gotta hold on All you gotta do is hold on You gotta hold on Hold on You gotta hold on