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Who Wrote Holden Caulfield
  • Track #11 from Kerplunk
  • Released 1992
    Green Day has played this song live 81 times
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    Lyrics
    A thought burst in my head
    And I need to tell you
    It's news that I for thought
    Was it just a dream
    That happened long ago?
    I think I just forgot
    Well it hasn't been the first time
    And it sure does drive me mad

    There's a boy who fogs his world and now he's getting lazy
    there's no motivation and frustration makes him crazy
    He makes a plan to take a stand but always ends up sitting
    Someone help him up or he's gonna end up quitting

    I shuffle though my mind
    To see if I can find
    The words I left behind
    Was it just a dream
    That happened long ago?
    Oh well...
    Nevermind.
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