American Idiot

Wake Me Up When September Ends

by Green Day

on American Idiot (2004), Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band (2017), Rock News #4/2005 (2005)

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
But 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
But 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

Song Comments (1)
On Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day

By Andrew

Posted

Was it the song you were looking for? Yes 🎊

I heard this on the radio as a little kid and would remember the part “as my memory rests but never forgets what i lost” and the bridge(?) but couldn’t remember the name. It would pop up in my head but just the tune and finally remembered more lyrics. I missed this.
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