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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong
Guitar
Mike Dirnt
Mike Dirnt
Background Vocals
Tré Cool
Tré Cool
Drums
Rob Cavallo
Rob Cavallo
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong
Songwriter
Frank Edwin III Wright ​
Songwriter
Michael Pritchard
Michael Pritchard
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Green Day
Green Day
Producer
Chris Dugan
Chris Dugan
Additional Engineer
Reto Peter
Reto Peter
Additional Engineer
Doug McKean
Doug McKean
Recording Engineer
Ted Jensen
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge
Mixing Engineer
Rob Cavallo
Rob Cavallo
Producer
B. Vibberts
B. Vibberts
Assistant Engineer
Dmitar Krnjaic
Dmitar Krnjaic
Assistant Engineer
Greg Burns
Greg Burns
Assistant Engineer
Jimmy Hoyson
Jimmy Hoyson
Assistant Engineer
Joe Brown
Joe Brown
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Say, hey
[Verse 1]
Hear the sound of the fallin' rain
Comin' down like an Armageddon flame (Hey)
The shame, the ones who died without a name
Hear the dogs howlin' out of key
To a hymn called "Faith and Misery" (Hey)
And bleed, the company lost the war today
[Chorus]
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
On holiday
[Verse 2]
Hear the drum poundin' out of time
Another protester has crossed the line (Hey)
To find the money's on the other side
Can I get another "Amen"? (Amen)
There's a flag wrapped around a score of men (Hey)
A gag, a plastic bag on a monument
[Chorus]
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
On holiday
Hey
[Bridge]
Three, four
"The representative from California has the floor"
[Bridge]
Sieg Heil to the president Gasman
Bombs away is your punishment
Pulverize the Eiffel Tower
Who criticize your government
"Bang-bang" goes the broken glass, and
Kill all the fags that don't agree
Trials by fire, settin' fire
Is not a way that's meant for me
Just 'cause
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Just 'cause, because we're outlaws, yeah
[Chorus]
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
This is our lives on holiday
[Verse 3]
I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known
Don't know where it goes
But it's home to me, and I walk alone
I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one, and I walk alone
[PreChorus]
I walk alone, I walk alone
I walk alone, I walk a—
[Chorus]
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beatin'
Sometimes, I wish someone out there will find me
Till then, I walk alone
[Chorus]
Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah
Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah
[Verse 4]
I'm walkin' down the line
That divides me somewhere in my mind
On the borderline
Of the edge and where I walk alone
Read between the lines
What's fucked up, and everything's all right
Check my vital signs
To know I'm still alive and I walk alone
[PreChorus]
I walk alone, I walk alone
I walk alone, I walk a—
[Chorus]
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beatin'
Sometimes, I wish someone out there will find me
Till then, I walk alone
[Chorus]
Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah
Ah-ah, ah-ah
I walk alone, I walk a—
[Bridge]
I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one, and I walk a—
[Chorus]
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beatin'
Sometimes, I wish someone out there will find me
Till then, I walk alone
Written by: Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool

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