“I Was a Teenage Teenager” sees the band reflecting on their youth and how puberty affected them. The song follows an outsider who hates going to school as he feels alienated by society in general.
Musically and lyrically, the song is reminiscent of 1992’s Kerplunk, particularly “Christie Road” and...
[Verse]
I don't wanna freak you out, but I cannot lie
I don't wanna freak you out, but I cannot lie
So who's holding the drugs? (Woah)
Who's holding the drugs? (Woah)
I don't wanna freak you out, but I cannot lie
[Chorus]
I was a teenage teenager
Full of piss and vinegar
Living like a prisoner for haters
I was a teenage teenager
I am alien visitor
My life's a mess and school is just for suckers
[Verse]
I don't wanna freak you out, but I cannot lie
I don't wanna freak you out, but I cannot lie
So who's holding the drugs? (Woah)
Who's holding the drugs? (Woah)
I don't wanna freak you out, but I cannot lie
[Chorus]
I was a teenage teenager
Full of piss and vinegar
Living like a prisoner for haters
I was a teenage teenager
I am alien visitor
My life's a mess and school is just for suckers
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Chorus]
I was a teenage teenager (I was a teenage teenager)
Full of piss and vinegar
Living like a prisoner for haters (I was a teenager)
I was a teenage teenager (Teenager)
I am alien visitor
My life's a mess and school is just for suckers
I Was a Teenage Teenager was written by Billie Joe Armstrong & Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool.
I Was a Teenage Teenager was produced by Butch Walker.
Green Day released I Was a Teenage Teenager on Fri Feb 07 2020.
Mike Dirnt said in an interview with Playboy
I was a [Teenage Teenager]. Seven years horny. Not infrequently I still feel like a teenager.
My basic state of health at the beginning of puberty was so dissatisfaction with everything. I was terribly stubborn. And as for the girls. Hey. I didn’t get i...