The flowers in bloom, grill's on and family round
Affections loom, food smells good and jokes abound
Grill's out of gas, but the keg is full, more drinks to spare,
You want to run out, but wife says don't go anywhere,
She thinks one of your friends, is right in her brother's face
Someone, meaning me, should put him back in his place

But it's Memorial Day, jokes that's all
That's the deal when it's on Memorial Day
That's your Memorial Day
Tempers will get away

Drinks go on, and there is signs of degradation
You get accused, of past wrongs in his imagination
You argue long, even though what he said's not true
You call him drunk, and he just jumps all over you

On this Memorial Day
Memories to be made
What a Memorial Day
The fists just fly away

Punched me, knocked me into outer space
Reached in, and to his face my fists embraced

See our yard turn black and blue
See teeth fly right in front of you
See my neighbors yell "Getting loud!"
See the duals with shrimp skewers coming out
See our UFC fight tonight
See my parents yell "Not right!"
See my "friend", grill tools shoved down his mouth
All the blood and true colors came out

Another Memorial Day

On Memorial Day
Things went quite astray

Debris, yard looks like another place
Beer me, right now I'm gonna drink a case

What can you say, wife's gonna have a cow
What do you tell the cops, explain somehow
What your friend yelled, he wants seconds now,
He wants seconds now, he wants seconds now?!?!....

Memorial day