looking out the fishbowl   at this beethoven bust   ever since the canine   no one's looking at us   but i bet with a running start   we could leap out of the water   a two foot drop to the oriental rug   and no one would be bothered   we could flip and flop across the hardwood floor   hold our breath through the lawn   the bust now sits where a globe used to be   canada should be at the end of this street   and lake louise is where i want to be      (chorus)   it's the fifth of july   feeling independent   please step aside   the celebration's over   we're now on our own for the first of our lives   on the fifth of july   now what      looking out the kennel    at the dying oak tree   ever since the newborn   no one's looking at me   but i bet with these incisors   i could gnaw through this lead   a two mile run to the county line   a two state run to the sea   i could run through the briars and the brambles   where a rabbit wouldn't go   so fast the hounds couldn't catch me   like a johnny horton show   and anywhere is where i wanna be      (chorus)      one if by land   two if by sea   three if by phone or facsimile   four if by plane   five if by boat   six if bilingual   seven by goat   eight by ten glossies of me      looking out the bedroom    at the snowy tv   ever since commencement    no one's asking 'bout me   but i bet before the night falls   i could catch the late bus   take small provisions and this beethoven bust   i could find work in the outskirts of the city   eat some fish on the way   befriend an old dog for a roadside pal   find a nice couch to stay   a pull sofa, if you please      (chorus)