Hitchin’ a Ride

Green Day * Track #2 On Nimrod

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Album Nimrod

ALBUM

Green Day

1997

Hitchin’ a Ride by Green Day

Release Date

Mon Sep 22 1997

Performed by

Green Day

Produced by

Billie Joe Armstrong & Tré Cool & Mike Dirnt & Green Day & Rob Cavallo

Writed by

Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool & Billie Joe Armstrong

About

The second track and lead single from Green Day’s 1997 album, Nimrod. It tells the troubles of an alcoholic having trouble staying sober. The lyrics highlight Green Day at their most inventive, with nearly every phrase having two or more meanings as it plays with literal and figurative meanings of...

Hitchin’ a Ride Lyrics

[Violin Intro]

[Verse 1]
Hey, mister, where you headed?
Are you in a hurry?
Need a lift to happy hour? Say, "Oh, no"
Do you brake for distilled spirits?
I need a break as well
The well that inebriates the guilt
One, two, one, two, three, four

[Verse 2]
Cold turkey's gettin' stale
Tonight, I'm eatin' crow
Fermented salmonella, poison oak, no
There's a drought at the fountain of youth
And I'm dehydrated
My tongue is swellin' up, I say
"One, two, one, two, three, four"

[Chorus]
Troubled times, you know I cannot lie
I'm off the wagon and I'm hitchin' a ride

[Bridge]
There's a drought at the fountain of youth
And I'm dehydrated
My tongue is swellin' up, I said
"Shit"

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
Troubled times, you know I cannot lie
I'm off the wagon and I'm hitchin' a ride

[Outro]
(Don't know where to go) Hitchin' a ride
(Don't know where to go) Hitchin' a ride
(Don't know where to go) Hitchin' a ride
(Don't know where to go) Hitchin' a ride
(Don't know where to go) Hitchin' a ride
(Don't know where to go) Hitchin' a ride
(Don't know where to go) Hitchin' a ride
(Say birthday boys, hey)

Hitchin’ a Ride Q&A

Who wrote Hitchin’ a Ride's ?

Hitchin’ a Ride was written by Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool & Billie Joe Armstrong.

Who produced Hitchin’ a Ride's ?

Hitchin’ a Ride was produced by Billie Joe Armstrong & Tré Cool & Mike Dirnt & Green Day & Rob Cavallo.