Green Day je americká punkrocková skupina, kterou tvoří Billie Joe Armstrong (kytara a zpěv), Tré Cool (bicí) a Mike Dirnt (basa, pomocné vokály).
V roce 1987 založili kamarádi z dětství Billie Joe Armstrong a Mike Dirnt, oběma bylo tehdy 14...
He hit the ground running,
At the speed of light.
The star was brightly shining,
Like a neon light.
It's your favorite son.
It's your favorite son.
A fixture on the talkshows,
To the silver screen.
From here to Colorado,
He's a sex machine.
It's your favorite son.
It's your favorite son.
But isn't it a drag?
Isn't it a drag?
Isn't it a drag?
It's pretty bloody sad,
but isn't it a drag?
A clean-cut All-American,
Really ain't so clean.
His royal auditorium,
Is a murder scene.
It's your favorite son.
It's your favorite son.
Oh, isn't it a drag?
Isn't it a drag?
Isn't it a drag?
It's pretty bloody sad,
but isn't it a drag?
Well no one says it's fair.
Turn a teenage lush,
To a millionaire.
Now where's your fuckin' champion?
On a bed you laid.
He's not the All-American,
That you thought you paid.
It's your favorite son.
It's your favorite son.
But isn't it a drag?
American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording featuring Green Day (2010)
