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Key
B♭
bpm
176
Genre
Punk
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Release year
1995
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I really don't know where this story beganMy friend Houston had got himself a girlSwanky is her name, she's got the best of himAnd he's got the best of her in the palm of their handAnd they could care less what's coming upSometimes the future doesn't have much luckThis wigged-out thing called loveIt may get kinda roughAnd they don't really mindThey're on their ownThey said this has been motionless orbit flightAround each other intoxicating their mindsDancing in the street under suburban lightsThey stumbled to the concrete without a hurtAnd they could care less what's coming upSometimes the future doesn't have much luckThis wigged-out thing called loveIt may get kinda roughAnd they don't really mindThey're on their ownLove losing controlSo you better hold onAs they walked together in timeLeaving all us drunks behindThis wigged-out thing called loveIt may get kinda roughBut they don't really mindThey're on their own, ownLyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind | By: Billie Joe Armstrong, Frank E III Wright, Michael Ryan Pritchard | Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Intro

I really don't know where this story began
My friend Houston had got himself a girl

Verse

Swanky is her name, she's got the best of him
And he's got the best of her in the palm of their hand
And they could care less what's coming up
Sometimes the future doesn't have much luck
This wigged-out thing called love
It may get kinda rough

Chorus

And they don't really mind
They're on their own
They said this has been motionless orbit flight
Around each other intoxicating their minds
Dancing in the street under suburban lights
They stumbled to the concrete without a hurt
And they could care less what's coming up

Bridge

Sometimes the future doesn't have much luck
This wigged-out thing called love
It may get kinda rough
And they don't really mind
They're on their own

Instrumental

Love losing control
So you better hold on

Verse

As they walked together in time
Leaving all us drunks behind

Outro

This wigged-out thing called love
It may get kinda rough
But they don't really mind
They're on their own, own

By: Billie Joe Armstrong, Frank E III Wright, Michael Ryan Pritchard · Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind · Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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