Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends

Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when September ends

Like my father's come to pass
Seven years has gone so fast
Wake me up when September ends

Here comes the rain again
Falling from the stars
Drenched in my pain again
Becoming who we are

As my memory rests
It never forgets what I lost
Wake me up when September ends


Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when September ends

Ring out the bells again
Like we did when spring began
Wake me up when September ends

Here comes the rain again
Falling from the stars
Drenched in my pain again
Becoming who we are

As my memory rests
It never forgets what I lost
Wake me up when September ends


Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when September ends

Like my father's come to pass
Twenty years has gone so fast
Wake me up when September ends

Wake me up when September ends

Wake me up when September ends


REASON:
This is the last song I heard in entirety with my best friend while he was still a
civilian.  He has now become soldier in the United States Air Force, and is currently in
basic.  It's been one week and a day since I last saw him, and I won't see him again until
March.  Also, this song is about the war in Iraq somewhat.  Plus there's the literal
meaning that September just ended...  In this one week that Alain's been gone, life seems
to have jumped into the fast lane.  I broke up with Nicole and started dating Amanda, my
friend that owns the comic book story found out that he's going to be a father, my friend
Wally is working on getting a date together with my other friend's sister, and the list
goes on.  But this song is for Alain.  Together, we are Dos Banditos... We are Green
Team...  And we always will be.