Green Day Songs - Why Do You Want Him? Lyrics

Green Day - Why Do You Want Him?

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Album: 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours
Released: 1990

Why Do You Want Him? Lyrics

I saw you standing alone
With a sad look on your face
You call him on the phone
Looks like he left you
Without a trace
Tears falling out of 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?

Now many days have gone by
And 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: x2]

You find a way out
To throw it all the way
But you can bet
You got something to say

[Chorus: x2]

Writer/s: ARMSTRONG, BILLIE JOE / KIFFMEYER, JOHN / COOL, TRE
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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Why Do You Want Him?

This is one of the first songs Billie Joe Armstrong wrote. He wrote it when he was 14, and it is about his stepfather whom he and his 5 siblings detested.

After his father died and his mother started dating a different man, Billie Joe wrote this to get his feelings out. It's a great example of the expressive songwriting that is characteristic of his songs.