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Why Do You Want Him?Green Day

Songwriter: Billie Joe Armstrong

Producer: Green Day Andy Ernst

[Verse 1]
I saw you standing alone
With a sad look on your face
You call him on the phone
Looks like he left without a trace
Tears falling outta your eyes
He's living in a disguise
You've been feeling bad for so long
You wonder if it's right or wrong

[Chorus]
Why do you want him?
Why do you want him?

[Verse 2]
Now many days have gone by
You still just sit there and cry
You're feeling bad for yourself
His memory will always dwell
You're so obsessed with his love
That's why push came to shove
You've been feeling bad for so long
You wonder if it's right or wrong

[Chorus]
Why do you want him?
Why do you want him?
Why do you want him?
Why do you want him?

[Bridge]
I thought a way out
Throw it all away
Just think about
Yeah, something to say

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
Why do you want him?
Why do you want him?
Why do you want him?
Why do you want him?

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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