St. Jimmy
Billie Joe Armstrong/Green Day Lyrics

St. Jimmy's comin' down across the alleyway
St. Jimmy is walking through the alleyway towards the boulevard.

Up on the boulevard like a zip gun on parade
St. Jimmy is walking down the boulevard like a gun ready for action.

Light of a silhouette
The light shining behind St. Jimmy creates a silhouette or shadow of his figure.

He's insubordinate
St. Jimmy is rebellious and uncooperative towards authority.

Coming at you on the count of one, two (one, two, three, four)
St. Jimmy is approaching with music, getting ready to start playing on the count of one, two, which will be followed by three and four.

My name is Jimmy and you better not wear it out
St. Jimmy is warning not to overuse his name.

Suicide commando that your momma talked about
St. Jimmy is known as a fanatical soldier prepared to die for the cult he represents, and your mother has likely mentioned him before.

King of the forty thieves
St. Jimmy is the real leader of a group of outcast kids.

And I'm here to represent
St. Jimmy arrives to emphasize the presence and interests of the outcast kids.

That needle in the vein of the establishment
St. Jimmy is a nuisance to the mainstream, injecting a sense of rebellion and going against the established beliefs and institutions.

Raised in the city under a halo of lights
Growing up under the city lights, St. Jimmy becomes a product of its environment.

The product of war and fear that we've been victimized
St. Jimmy is the result of the war and fear that the people have been subjected to and have had no choice but to endure.

I'm the patron saint of the denial
St. Jimmy represents the idol of people in denial, refusing to comply with mainstream beliefs and values.

With an angel face and a taste for suicidal
With an innocent and attractive appearance, St. Jimmy also harbors a dangerous proclivity towards suicide and risk-taking.

Cigarettes and Ramen and a little bag of dope
St. Jimmy is into smoking, cheap unhealthy foods, and drugs.

I am the son of a bitch and Edgar Allan Poe
St. Jimmy is sort of like an illegitimate child of a really dark and creepy playboy.

Are you talkin' to me?
St. Jimmy is asking if someone is talking to him and perhaps challenging them.

I'll give you something to cry about
St. Jimmy threatens to harm them and insists they'd have reason to cry.

My name is St. Jimmy
Repeating, St. Jimmy is only going by that name.

I'm a son of a gun
Acknowledging his tough attitude and family background.

I am the one that's from the way outside
St. Jimmy is an outsider, in a different category than most people.

A teenage assassin executing some fun
St. Jimmy is likening his killing spree to a leisure activity.

In the cult of the life of crime
St. Jimmy is in a criminal culture, providing the support and sanction of endemic crime.

I'd really hate to say it but I told you so
Despite his genuinely caring for people, they often seem to ignore his advice, so he's tired of having to say that he was right.

Welcome to the club and give me some blood
St. Jimmy is greeting someone into his community, with a request for loyalty and mutual protection.

I'm the resident leader of the lost and found
St. Jimmy is the guiding master of the directionless and disenfranchised of society.

It's comedy and tragedy,
St. Jimmy is suggesting that the dramatic cycle repeated in their community is both amusing and painful.

It's St. Jimmy
Again, his name is repeated, further emphasizing his identity and presence.

And that's my name, and don't wear it out
(Repeated), don't tire it with overuse or misuse; it's association with his presence should be preserved.