Released: July 5, 1993

Songwriter: Scott Raynor Tom DeLonge Mark Hoppus

[Tom DeLonge]
Last one

[Verse 1]
You don't call me
I don't talk to you
Won't you leave me alone?
I want to be by myself
As now I come into my home
But I still want your touch
But now you've gone away
For the freedom from you
Is a price that I'll never learn to pay

Black is in the air
And I'm now living in a state of solitaire
And now I see that I care

[Chorus]
I sure walk down the street
Everything's not what it seems
There's a distance between you and me

Now you don't like what you're feeling
All alone and you are on your own

[Chorus]
I sure walk down the street
Everything's not what it seems
There's a distance between you and me

[Verse 2]
Now you don't like what you're feeling
All alone and no place to go
Your life is not worth living
Now it's apparently dumb
That your brain has gone to less
Giving all your attention cries
You're living in a circus

My laughter's in the air
As you are living in a state of solitaire
And now you see that I don't care

[Chorus]
I sure walk down the street
Everything's not what it seems
There's a distance between you and me

​​blink-182

blink-182 set off the 1990s storm of pop-punk, blazing a trail in the genre with electrifying riffs and memorable lines—“Fuck a Dog,” anyone? The band has seen some lineup changes over the years, but its core trio (Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, and Travis Barker) has mostly stood the test of time. As of 2015, DeLonge left the band to pursue other projects.

Founded in 1992 in Poway, California (a suburb in San Diego), DeLonge, Hoppus, and former drummer Scott Raynor formed the band in Raynor’s bedroom, writing songs for their demos, and playing practical jokes along the way. Initially, under the name Blink, the trio was forced to change the name to avoid a lawsuit with the Irish pop-rock group of the same name, so they added “182” at random (fans continue to speculate what “182” means to this day).

After releasing their demo album Buddha, blink-182 released Cheshire Cat in 1995 under Cargo Records. While not a major success at the time, the album generated buzz from the Southern California punk scene and major labels alike. After being signed to MCA Records, the band released Dude Ranch in 1997 with the hit singles “Dammit” and “Josie”.