Green Day

Released: October 29, 2001

Songwriter: Tré Cool Mike Dirnt Billie Joe Armstrong

Producer: Tré Cool Mike Dirnt Billie Joe Armstrong

[Verse 1]
I've been waiting a long time
For this moment to come
I'm destined for anything at all
Downtown lights will be shining
On me like a new diamond
Ring out under the midnight hour
Well, no one can touch me now, well
And I can't turn my back
It's too late ready or not at all

[Chorus]
Well, I'm so much closer than
I have ever known...
Wake up!

[Verse 2]
Dawning of a new era
Calling, don't let it catch you
Falling, ready or not at all
Oh so close enough to taste it
Almost, I can embrace this
Feeling on the tip of my tongue

[Chorus]
Well, I'm so much closer than
I have ever known...
Wake up!

[Post-Chorus]
Better thank your lucky stars!
Say, hey, hey!

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Well, I'm so much closer than
I have ever known...
Wake up!

[Post-Chorus]
Better thank your lucky stars...
Say, hey, hey!

[Outro]
I've been waiting a lifetime
For this moment to come, I'm
Destined for anything at all...
Dumbstruck, colour me stupid
Good luck, you're gonna need it
Where I'm going, if I get there at all
Wake up! Better thank your lucky stars!

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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