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I Was ThereGreen Day

Released: April 13, 1990

Songwriter: John Kiffmeyer

Producer: Green Day Andy Ernst

[Verse 1]
Looking back upon my life and the places that I've been
Pictures, faces, girls I've loved, I try to remember when
Faded memories on the wall, some names I have forgotten
But each one is a memory I look back on so often

[Chorus]
I look into the past
And I want to make it last
I was there, I was there
I look into the past
And I want to make it last
I was there, I was there

[Verse 2]
Looking back what I have done, there's lots more life to live
At times I feel overwhelmed, I question what I can give
But I don't let it get me down or cause me too much sorrow
There's no doubt about who I am, I always have tomorrow

[Chorus]
I look into the past
And I want to make it last
I was there, I was there
I look into the past
And I want to make it last
I was there, I was there

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]
Looking back upon my life (on my life)
Faded memories on the wall (on the wall)
Looking now at who I am (who am I?)
I don't let it get me down (I don't let it get me down)

[Verse 3]
Looking back upon my life and the places that I've been
Pictures, faces, girls I've loved, I try to remember when
But I don't let it get me down or cause me too much sorrow
There's no doubt about who I am, I always have tomorrow

[Chorus]
I look into the past
And I want to make it last
I was there, I was there
I look into the past
And I want to make it last
I was there, I was there

Green Day

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.

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