Green Day

Songwriter: Billie Joe Armstrong

Producer: Green Day Andy Ernst

Late last night I had a dream
And she was in it again
She and I were in the sky
Flying hand in hand
I woke up in a cold sweat
Wishing she was by my side
Praying that she'll dry the tears
Left on my face, I've cried

Oh, I love her
Keep dreaming of her
Will I understand
If she wants to be my friend

I'll send a letter to that girl
Asking her to be my own
But my pen is writing wrong
So I'll say it in a song
Oh, I love you more right now
More than I've ever loved before
Here's these words straight from these lips
I'll need you forever more

Oh, I love her
Keep dreaming of her
Will I understand
If she wants to be my friend

Oh, I love her
Keep dreaming of her
Will I understand
If she wants to be my friend

Come ease the pain that's in my heart...
Come ease the pain that's in my heart...
Come ease the pain that's in my heart...
Come ease the pain that's in my heart...

[Guitar Solo]

Late last night I had a dream
And she was in it again
She and I were in the sky
Flying hand in hand
I woke up in a cold sweat
Wishing she was by my side
Praying that she'll dry the tears
Left on my face, I've cried

Oh I love her
Keep dreaming of her
Will I understand
If she wants to be my friend

Oh, I love her
Keep dreaming of her
Will I understand
If she wants to be my friend

Oh, I love her
Keep dreaming of her
Will I understand
If she wants to be my friend

Come ease the pain that's in my heart...
Come ease the pain that's in my heart...
Come ease the pain that's in my heart...
Come ease the pain that's in my heart...

Formed in East Bay, California in 1986 and still going strong today, Green Day is one of the biggest punk rock acts in the world. Along with other punk bands in California such as The Offspring, Sublime, Bad Religion and Rancid, they have been credited with popularizing and reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the U.S. in the 90s.

First starting in 1986 as Sweet Children, longtime friends Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar and lead vocalist) and Mike Dirnt (bass guitar) teamed up with John Kiffmeyer to produce their debut EP 1,000 Hours. They eventually dropped the name Sweet Children and called themselves Green Day due to the band members' fondness for cannabis (it even inspired a song featured on their first album) and for their second studio album Kerplunk they replaced Kiffmeyer with German-born drummer Tré Cool, who had been drumming since the age of 12 in a punk band, The Lookouts.

It was their 1994 record Dookie that sent the band to stardom and gave them mainstream success. Dookie, alongside their following albums Insomniac (1995) and Nimrod (1997) were certified double platinum. Eventually, the band started to fall in popularity with their 2000 record Warning which only reached gold.

more tracks from the album

1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours

From the albums

1,000 Hours (1989)
1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (1991)

Green Day popular songs

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1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours