Welcome To Paradise

Dear mother,
Can you hear me whining?
It's been three whole weeks
Since that I have left your home
This sudden fear has left me trembling
Cause now it seems that I am out here on my own
And I'm feeling so alone

Pay attention to the cracked streets
And the broken homes
Some call it the slums
Some call it nice
I want to take you through
a wasteland I like to call
my home
Welcome To Paradise

A gunshot rings out at the station
Another urchin snaps and left dead on his own
It makes me wonder why I'm still here
For some strange reason it's now
Feeling like my home
And I'm never gonna go

Pay attention to the cracked streets
And the broken homes
Some call it slums
Some call it nice
I want to take you through
a wasteland I like to call
my home
Welcome To Paradise

Dear mother,
Can you hear me laughing
It's been six whole months since
Since that I have left your home
It makes me wonder why I'm still here
For some strange reason it's now
Feeling like my home
And I'm never gonna go

Pay attention to the cracked streets
And the broken homes
Some call it the slums
Some call it nice
I want to take you through
a wasteland I like to call
my home
Welcome To Paradise

Le fameux squatt ou je ne sais quoi ou ils se droguait est présent sur l'album, excellente chanson, également sur Dookie, les deux versions sont assez différentes, très bien toutes les deux

Critique de Welcome to Paradise
"Premier classique authentique de Green Day, Welcome to Paradise raconte la misère urbaine sous la forme d'un journal écrit par Billie Joe, qui s'adresse à sa mère : "Dear mother,
Can you hear me whining?
It's been three whole weeks
Since that I have left your home
This sudden fear has left me trembling"
La chanson présente un refrain fièrement efficace tandis que Mike Dirnt à écrit la descente de basse la plus célèbre (il était défoncé quand il a écrit cette descente et à mis 1 mois avant de s'en rappeler, interview Q mag 2004). Et on y trouve quelques mesures funky de Dirnt."

Good Riddance