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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dexter Holland
Guitar
Greg Kriesel
Bass Guitar
Ronald Welty
Drums
noodles
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bryan Keith Holland
Songwriter
Greg Kriesel
Composer
Kevin Wasserman
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dave Jerden
Producer
Annette Cisneros
Assistant Engineer
Brian Jerden
Assistant Engineer
Bryan Carlstrom
Engineer
Eddy Schreyer
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Look at me, I'm falling off a cliff now
I can still hear my mama yelling, no, no, no
But the words mean nothing, can't catch up to me now
The view is so beautiful all the way down
[Verse 2]
When I was a little boy sucking juice from a bottle
Believing my perceptions were oh-so-real
But I didn't know nothing, still know nothing
Was just enough for me to know the way I feel
[Verse 3]
This is life
What a fucked up thing we do
What a nightmare come true
Or a playground if we choose
And I choose
[Verse 4]
Look at me, I'm swollen like a banana fish now
I'm never gonna make it, make it out of my hole
But I keep on laughing, doesn't really matter
There's dozens other reasons for explaining my soul
[Verse 5]
When I was a teenager sucking booze with the Vatos
Discussing who was gonna live to be 21
They said they wouldn't make it, they didn't make it
We're all naked when the day is said and done
[Verse 6]
This is life
What a fucked up thing we do
What a nightmare come true
Or a playground if we choose
And I choose
[Verse 7]
Don't know who made this all come true
Now, while you're here, just gotta do
What you gotta do
One, two, three, four
[Verse 8]
Ooh whoa, whoa, whoa
[Verse 9]
Now if I wasn't such a weenie, do you think you'd still love me?
Pretending I'm an airplane on the living room floor
Like a lovely generator, you stand right by me
And if words were wisdom, I'd be talking even more
[Verse 10]
So I keep on falling as I'm looking back above me
Watching as my mama just becomes a little dot
Now I'm, I'm like De Niro, I'm Amarillo
And I'll never know when I hit the ground
[Verse 11]
This is life
What a fucked up thing we do
What a nightmare come true
Or a playground if we choose
Say it, choose
Say it, choose
And I choose
Written by: Bryan Keith Holland, Greg Kriesel, Kevin Wasserman, Pete Parada