Misery
ÂÌÈÕ(Green Day) Lyrics

Virginia was a lot lizard from F.L.A.
Virginia was a prostitute who worked at truck stops in Florida.

She had a compound fracture in the trunk
She had a serious injury in her car's trunk.

It started when she ran away
Her troubles began when she left her old life behind.

Thumbs out on the interstate
She was hitchhiking on a highway, holding her thumb out to flag down a ride.

She hitched a ride to misery
She caught a ride that led her to a life of unhappiness and pain.

Mr. Whirly had a catastrophic incident
Mr. Whirly had a horrible event that changed his life.

He fell into the city by the bay
He ended up in San Francisco after his traumatic experience.

He liquidated his estate
He sold all of his possessions.

Now he sleeps upon the Haight
He now lives on Haight Street, which was known for being a hub of counterculture in San Francisco.

Panhandling misery
He begs for money on the street as a result of his misfortune.

And he's gonna get high high high
He will use drugs to escape his current situation.

When he's low low low
He will turn to drugs when he feels sad or hopeless.

The fire burns from better days
He longs for the happiness he felt in the past.

And she screams why oh why
She is expressing her confusion and intense emotions.

I said I don't know
He doesn't have an answer for her question.

The catastrophic hymns from yesterday
The sad and despairing songs of the past.

Of misery
About the suffering and pain these people have experienced.

Vinnie was a hustler out of Amsterdam
Vinnie was a criminal from Amsterdam who worked as a con artist or thief.

He ran the drug cartel in Tinsel town
Vinnie was in charge of a drug operation in Hollywood.

They found him in a Cadillac
Vinnie was discovered dead in a luxury car.

Bludgeoned with a baseball bat in the name
He was beaten to death with a baseball bat because of his criminal activity.

Of misery
The violence and crime of Tinsel Town.

Gina hit the road to New York City
Gina left town for New York City.

Mysteriously the night Vinnie croaked
The same night Vinnie died, something strange happened.

She stopped in Vegas to elope
In Las Vegas, Gina got married quickly and without fanfare.

With Virginia and the dope
Virginia came with Gina, and they had drugs with them.

And kissed the bride eternally
Gina's choice to marry under such circumstances was a permanent decision.

Hell hounds on your trail now once again boy
The troubles from the past are coming back to haunt them again.

It's groping on your leg until it sleeps
The weight of their difficulties can be suffocating, causing them to feel numb or tired.

The emptiness will fill your soul with sorrow
They are so unhappy that even when they feel empty, it's still painful.

'Cause it's not what you make it's what you leave
What you do in life isn't what matters, but what you leave behind for others to remember you by.

And we're gonna get high high high
They plan to escape their problems by getting high.

When I'm low low low
They will turn to drugs when feeling sad or hopeless.

The fire burns from better days
They long for the happiness they felt in the past.

And she screams why oh why
She expresses her confusion and intense emotions.

I said I don't know
He doesn't have an answer for her question.

The catastrophic hymns from yesterday
The sad and despairing songs of the past.

Of misery
About the suffering and pain these people have experienced.