Green Day

Released: December 17, 1991

Songwriter: Mike Dirnt Tré Cool Billie Joe Armstrong

Producer: Billie Joe Armstrong Mike Dirnt Tré Cool Andy Ernst

[Verse 1]
Hey old man in women's shoes, I
Wonder if he knows I think he's crazy
When he was young did he have dreams of
Wearing women's shoes and being crazy?

[Chorus]
It makes me wonder when I grow to be that age
Will I be walking down the street begging for your spare change?
Or will I grow that old? Will I still be around?
The way I carry on, I'll end up six feet underground and waste away

[Verse 2]
When the old man was in school
Did the golden rules make him go crazy?
Or did he hide away from hopes
Behind a smile and smoking dope? It's crazy

[Chorus]
It makes me wonder when I grow to be that age
Will I be walking down the street begging for your spare change?
Or will I grow that old? Will I still be around?
The way I carry on, I'll end up six feet underground and waste away

[Bridge]
And it seems so frightening
Time passes by like lightning
Before you know it, you're struck down
I always waste my time on
My chemical emotions
It keeps my head spinning around
And waste away...

[Interlude]

[Outro]
It seems so frightening
Time passes by like lightning
Before you know it, you're struck down
I always waste my time on
My chemical emotions
It keeps my head spinning around
Waste away...

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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