The song is about how holidays can be difficult time for people and it makes them think about the ones they’ve lost. Benji Madden spoke on it in interview for Dead Press
[Verse 1]
His friends all come to the funeral underdressed
They stuck around for an hour or so and then they left
But I couldn't take it personal, I laughed
I was dwelling on how time just goes so fast
[Pre-Chorus]
And if I never do it better than the way I did before
I can live with that, it's whatever, I wouldn't trade it for the world
[Chorus 1]
That's just the life I guess, and it's never what you expect
Everything's okay and then we die, but it couldn't be better
That's just the life you get, and nobody gives a shit
Every time it hits me I still cry, but it couldn't be better
[Verse 2]
In the end and after it all, there was nothing in general
You were my best friend, I was sad 'cause I knew that you didn't know
All the words we didn't say, all the time that slipped away
I wanna live inside those moments every day
[Pre-Chorus]
And if we never do it better, than the way we did before
I could live with that, it's whatever, I wouldn't trade us for the world
[Chorus 1]
That's just the life I guess, and it's never what you expect
Everything's okay and then we die, but it couldn't be better
That's just the life you get, and nobody gives a shit
Every time it hits me I still cry, but it couldn't be better
[Bridge]
Things we didn't say, mistakes that we both made
None of that stays with me to this day
The one thing I remember, last year in December, you said "It's just a dress rehearsal anyway"
I say
[Chorus 2]
If that's just the life we get and nobody gives a shit
Everything's okay and then we die
That's just the life I get, I guess I could live with it
I still can't find the words to say goodbye
Last December was written by Good Charlotte.
Last December was produced by Joakim Karlsson & Keith Nelson & Noah Sebastian.
Good Charlotte released Last December on Fri Dec 18 2020.