The Offspring

Released: December 9, 2003

Songwriter: Dexter Holland

Producer: Brendan O’Brien

[Verse 1]
All I want, all I need
Always lies just out of reach
I've been coming up empty
I've run as fast as I can run
I've pushed as hard as anyone
Still, there's nothing for me

[Chorus 1]
(And I want)
I've tried as hard as I can
(And I need)
I've taken all I can stand
(And I fall)
But I am running a race
Against myself
Against myself, yeah

[Verse 2]
Burning out, strung along
Now my sorrow is my song
My whole world is half-hearted
For my pain I have none
After all is said and done
Now I'm back where I started

[Chorus 2]
(And I want)
I've gone as far as I can
(And I need)
I've taken all I can stand
(And I fall)
But I am running a race
Against myself
Against myself, yeah

[Chorus 3]
(And I want)
I've tried as hard as I can
(And I need)
I've taken all I can stand
(And I fall)
But I am losing the race
Against myself
Against myself, yeah
Against myself

The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. The current line-up of the band Brian Keith “Dexter” Holland (vocals, guitar), Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman (lead guitar), Greg “Greg K.” Kriesel (bass), and Pete Parada (drums).

The Offspring is currently one of the biggest punk rock acts, along with the likes of Green Day, Rancid, and Sublime, all of which come from California. The Offspring and other groups are credited for reviving main-stream punk rock, though it isn’t as popular as it was in the ‘80s.

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