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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Green Day
Green Day
Performer
Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong
Guitar
Mike Dirnt
Mike Dirnt
Background Vocals
Tré Cool
Tré Cool
Drums
Rob Cavallo
Rob Cavallo
Piano
Jason Freese
Jason Freese
Saxophone
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
Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong
Producer
Mike Dirnt
Mike Dirnt
Producer
Tré Cool
Tré Cool
Producer
Chris Dugan
Chris Dugan
Additional Engineer
Reto Peter
Reto Peter
Additional Engineer
Brian "Dr. Vibb" Vibberts
Brian "Dr. Vibb" Vibberts
Assistant Engineer
Dmitar "Dim-E" Krnjaic
Dmitar "Dim-E" Krnjaic
Assistant Engineer
Greg "Stimie" Burns
Greg "Stimie" Burns
Assistant Engineer
Jimmy Hoyson
Jimmy Hoyson
Assistant Engineer
Joe Browne
Joe Browne
Assistant 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

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
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 beating
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 3]
I'm walking down the line
That divides me somewhere in my mind
On the borderline
Of the edge and where I walk alone
[Verse 4]
Read between the lines
What's fucked up, and everything's alright
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 beating
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-
[Verse 5]
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 beating
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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