A great acoustic song from Californian Pop-Punk/Alternative Rock band Green Day.
Released on their fifth album, Nimrod, it has also been included on the albums International Superhits! and Bullet In A Bible.
Alternate titles for it include Good Riddance, Time of Your Life, and Time of Your Life (Good Riddance).
Billie Joe Armstrong said about the song:
"At the time I wrote Good Riddance, I was breaking up with a girl that was moving to Ecuador, and I was trying to be as understanding about it as I could. I wrote the song as kind of a bon voyage. I was trying not to be bitter, but I think it came out a little bit bitter anyway... I thought that calling the song "Time of Your Life" was just a little too level-headed for me, so I had to come up with something different."
At the beginning of the album version, Billie Joe Armstrong messes up, tries again, makes the same mistake, then says "fuck." In between the tries, you can hear the faint sound of a digital metronome.
The song has been covered many times, and has also appeared in various other media. It has also been used many times as a graduation song.
Released on their fifth album, Nimrod, it has also been included on the albums International Superhits! and Bullet In A Bible.
Alternate titles for it include Good Riddance, Time of Your Life, and Time of Your Life (Good Riddance).
Billie Joe Armstrong said about the song:
"At the time I wrote Good Riddance, I was breaking up with a girl that was moving to Ecuador, and I was trying to be as understanding about it as I could. I wrote the song as kind of a bon voyage. I was trying not to be bitter, but I think it came out a little bit bitter anyway... I thought that calling the song "Time of Your Life" was just a little too level-headed for me, so I had to come up with something different."
At the beginning of the album version, Billie Joe Armstrong messes up, tries again, makes the same mistake, then says "fuck." In between the tries, you can hear the faint sound of a digital metronome.
The song has been covered many times, and has also appeared in various other media. It has also been used many times as a graduation song.
Lyrics to Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life):
Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test and don't ask why
It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time
It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right
I hope you had the time of your life
So take the photographs and still frames in your mind
Hang them on a shelf in good health and good time
Tattoos and memories and dead skin on trial
For what it's worth, it was worth all the while
It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right
I hope you had the time of your life
It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right
I hope you had the time of your life
It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right
I hope you had the time of your life
Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test and don't ask why
It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time
It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right
I hope you had the time of your life
So take the photographs and still frames in your mind
Hang them on a shelf in good health and good time
Tattoos and memories and dead skin on trial
For what it's worth, it was worth all the while
It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right
I hope you had the time of your life
It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right
I hope you had the time of your life
It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right
I hope you had the time of your life
by Lucio Soph October 24, 2010
Person 1: You don't listen to pop? Ewwwww, you're so emo
Person 2: I know dude, c'mon, who DOESN'T want to listen to songs about sex, drugs, smoking, and being violent?
Me: You two need to be put behind bars.
Person 2: I know dude, c'mon, who DOESN'T want to listen to songs about sex, drugs, smoking, and being violent?
Me: You two need to be put behind bars.
by Lucio Soph August 19, 2010
I Pikachu when you're in the shower.
by Lucio Soph October 24, 2010
Why are you looking on Urban Dictionary? Nobody's bothering to give a serious definition, just go look it up on dictionary.com.
by Lucio Soph August 25, 2010
by Lucio Soph December 04, 2010
Someone between the ages 13 and 19.
3 reasons (but not all) why it's good to be a teen:
1. You're treated almost like royalty considering what your parents have to go through ("the talk," which isn't really needed since most teens know that by then, putting up with all the "phases," being guilted into giving money, etc.)
2. You usually meet your main group of friends in this time of life (the people that you consider your best friends, and hang out with a lot)
3. Too old for Pedobear
3 reasons (but not all) why it's bad to be a teen:
1. You're more vulnerable to peer pressure, which may result in addictions and more
2. Right around now is the time that labels begin to be given to you (maybe even earlier)
3. Now, or earlier, you may have to say goodbye to a few friends that are going to different schools
Popular genres of music (as of 10-17-2010):
Pop
Hip Hop
Electronic
Ska
Rock
And a lot of fusion genres
Common labels (as of 10-17-2010)
Goth
Punk
Emo
Prep
Poser
Trendie
Scene
3 reasons (but not all) why it's good to be a teen:
1. You're treated almost like royalty considering what your parents have to go through ("the talk," which isn't really needed since most teens know that by then, putting up with all the "phases," being guilted into giving money, etc.)
2. You usually meet your main group of friends in this time of life (the people that you consider your best friends, and hang out with a lot)
3. Too old for Pedobear
3 reasons (but not all) why it's bad to be a teen:
1. You're more vulnerable to peer pressure, which may result in addictions and more
2. Right around now is the time that labels begin to be given to you (maybe even earlier)
3. Now, or earlier, you may have to say goodbye to a few friends that are going to different schools
Popular genres of music (as of 10-17-2010):
Pop
Hip Hop
Electronic
Ska
Rock
And a lot of fusion genres
Common labels (as of 10-17-2010)
Goth
Punk
Emo
Prep
Poser
Trendie
Scene
Babies: 0-1 Years Old
Toddlers: 1-3 Years Old
Kids: 3-10 Years Old
Preteens: 10-13 Years Old
Teens: 13-20 Years Old
Adults: 20-Death
Toddlers: 1-3 Years Old
Kids: 3-10 Years Old
Preteens: 10-13 Years Old
Teens: 13-20 Years Old
Adults: 20-Death
by Lucio Soph October 18, 2010
by Lucio Soph October 09, 2010