Today's song/Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day

A few weeks ago, I decided that I would post one of my favorite Green Day songs at the end of September. All of us have months that remind us of the loved ones who died in that month. For Billie Joe Armstrong it is September, the month in which his father died when Billie Joe was just a boy. In addition to that yearly reminder, he has had himself a difficult September 2012, beginning with a sudden illness and immediate hospitalization leading to a cancelled concert in Italy. Then he went on a little rampage flailing out at a young singer. And finally he has gone into treatment for substance abuse. My heart goes out to him as I offer his wonderful song on this last day of September.



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