Song Details
When I Come Around
  • Track #10 from Dookie
  • Released 1994
    Green Day has played this song live 687 times
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    Lyrics
    I heard you crying loud,
    all the way across town
    You've been searching for that someone,
    and it's me out on the prowl
    As you sit around feeling sorry for yourself
    Don't get lonely now
    Dry your whining eyes
    I'm just roaming for the moment
    Sleazin' my back yard so don't get so uptight
    You been thinking about ditching me

    No time to search the world around
    Cause you know where I'll be found
    When I come around

    I heard it all before
    So don't knock down my door
    I'm a loser and a user so I don't need no accuser
    to try and slag me down because I know you're right
    So go do what you like
    Make sure you do it wise
    You may find out that your selfdoubt means nothing
    Was ever there

    You can't go forcing something if it's just
    Not right

    No time to search the world around
    Cause you know where I'll be found
    When I come around (2 times)
    When I come around (sev times)
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