Songs Lyrics and YT- Youtube Music Videos

Green Day - Why Do You Want Him?

Green Day - Why Do You Want Him? Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

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.
Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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.

Green Day - Dry Ice

Green Day - Dry Ice Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

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

Dry Ice Lyrics

Late last night I had a dream
And she was in it again
She and I were in the sky
Flying hand in hand
I woke up in a cold sweat
Wishing she was by my side
Praying that she'll dry tears
Left on my face I've cried

[Chorus]
Oh, I love her
Keep dreaming of her
Will I understand
If she wants to be my friend?

I'll send a letter to that girl
Asking her to be my own
But my pen is writing wrong
So I'll say it in a song
Oh, I love you more right now
More than I've ever loved before
Here's those words straight from these lips
I'll need you forever more

[Chorus: x2]

Come ease the pain that's in my heart [Repeats]

Late last night I had a dream
And she was in it again
She and I were in the sky
Flying hand in hand
I woke up in a cold sweat
Wishing she was by my side
Praying that she'll dry tears
Left on my face I've cried

[Chorus: x2]

Come ease the pain that's in my heart [Repeats]

Writer/s: ARMSTRONG, BILLIE JOE / KIFFMEYER, JOHN / COOL, TRE
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Dry Ice

Billie Joe Armstrong wrote this about a girl he had a secret crush on. Around this time, Armstrong would usually write lyrics after consuming alcohol, since it loosened his inhibitions and allowed him to express thoughts he wouldn't share if he didn't have a few drinks in him.

At the end of the song, you can faintly hear the band shouting "YES!" They kept messing up when recording the track, so when they finally got it right they were ecstatic. So they decided to leave it on.