Once in a while
In a big blue moon
There comes a night like this
Like some surrealist
Invented this fourth of July
Night ride home

Hula girls
And caterpillar tractors in the sand
The ukulele man
The fireworks
This fourth of July
Night ride home

I love the man beside me
We love the open road
No phones 'til Friday
Far from the overkill
Far from the overload

Back at the bar
The band tears down
But out here in the headlight beams
The silver power lines
Gleam on this fourth of July
Night ride home

Round the curve
And a big dark horse
Red taillights on his head
He's keeping right alongside
Rev for stride
Fourth of July
Night ride home

I love the man beside me
We love the open road
No phones 'til Friday
Far from the undertow
Far from the overload

Once in a while
In a big blue moon
There comes a night like this
Like some surrealist
Invented this fourth of July
Night ride home
Night ride home
Night ride home
Night ride home
Oh, night ride home

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Writer(s): Joni Mitchell