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Released: July 1, 2019

Songwriter: Sam Hollander Tim Pagnotta Matt Skiba Travis Barker Mark Hoppus

Producer: Tim Pagnotta

[Verse 1]
Hey, kid, don't quit your daydream yet
I know you feel locked out in the cold
Seems like you’re lost and alone
Hey, kid, don't listen to your head
It only fills you with dread and with doubt
Left looking for an easy way out

[Pre-Chorus]
I know you don't know
Oh no, you don’t know

[Chorus]
I wanna feel happy days, happy days
Happy days, happy days
Walls of isolation inside of my pain
And I don't know if I'm ready to change
I wanna feel happy days, happy days
Happy days, happy days
All of this frustration inside of my brain
And I don't know if I'm ready to change

[Verse 2]
Some nights, you call for the jaws of life
To pull you out of the crash
A forgotten ghost from your past
When enough doesn't cut it
When you're backed up against a wall
Is it the life that you wanted
When you could never have it all?

[Chorus]
I wanna feel happy days, happy days
Happy days, happy days
Walls of isolation inside of my pain
And I don't know if I’m ready to change
I wanna feel happy days, happy days
Happy days, happy days
All of this frustration inside of my brain
And I don’t know if I'm ready to change

[Bridge]
Face down in the deep end
Face down every weekend
Face down and I’m bleeding
There's no sound when you're leaving
We faced all of our demons
We chased all of our dreams and
Don't know where it leads us
We don’t care at all

[Chorus]
I wanna feel happy days, happy days
Happy days, happy days
Walls of isolation inside of my pain
And I don't know if I'm ready to change
I wanna feel happy days, happy days
(Face down in the deep end)
Happy days, happy days
(Face down every weekend)
All of this frustration inside of my brain
And I don't know if I'm ready to change

[Outro]
I wanna feel happy days

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”.

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