Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" is a song by American punk rock band Green Day, from their seventh studio album, American Idiot. The song was written by Green Day, with lyrics by lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong; it was co-produced by the band and Rob Cavallo. It was released as the album's second single on November 29, 2004; the single peaked at number two in the United States. The song speaks from the point of view of American Idiot's "main character", Jesus of Suburbia, and is a moderate midtempo song characterized by sombre and bleak lyrics. This is in contrast to the previous track on the album, "Holiday", which illustrates Jesus of Suburbia's "high" of being in The City. MTV's Green Day Makes a Video described "Holiday" as a party, and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" as the subsequent hangover.

[Verse 1] I walk a lonely road The only one that I have ever known Don't know where it goes But it's home to me, and I walk alone I walk this empty street On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams Where the city sleeps And I'm the only one, and I walk alone [Pre-Chorus] I walk alone, I walk alone I walk alone, I walk a— [Chorus] My shadow's the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart's the only thing that's beatin' Sometimes, I wish someone out there will find me 'Til then, I walk alone [Post-Chorus] Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah [Verse 2] I'm walkin' down the line That divides me somewhere in my mind On the borderline Of the edge and where I walk alone Read between the lines What's fucked up, and everything's all right Check my vital signs To know I'm still alive, and I walk alone [Pre-Chorus] I walk alone, I walk alone I walk alone, I walk a— [Chorus] My shadow's the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart's the only thing that's beatin' Sometimes, I wish someone out there will find me 'Til then, I walk alone [Post-Chorus] Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah Ah-ah, ah-ah I walk alone, I walk a— [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] I walk this empty street On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams Where the city sleeps And I'm the only one, and I walk a— [Chorus] My shadow's the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart's the only thing that's beatin' Sometimes, I wish someone out there will find me 'Til then, I walk alone [Instrumental Outro]