The words are running through my mind:
“That these United Colonies are, and of right
ought to be,free and independent states,
that they are absolved of all allegiance
to the British Crown.”
Are we ready to totally break away?
Indeed I called for the First Congress of the Colonies,
and John and I penned the final resolution
on July second at our Second Congress.
They passed our “Independence Act”
with twelve loud yeas!
We launched our ship of state!
No turning back!
The committee has done its work,
selecting Tom to draft the Declaration.
Brilliant Tom now shares his vision and his skill.
The Declaration developed and recorded in his careful hand.
This evening it was approved, our special day!
Today, the fourth, we launched a new nation–
The United States of America!