Too Much Too Soon
Green Day and The Cast of 'Ame Lyrics


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She's always living like she's running out of time
Too much just ain't enough to keep her satisfied
Her plastic card is filled with nothing comes to mind
It's now her occupation that she's overqualified

The looks are always so deceiving
The truth is always misconstrued
To you
Too much too soon
Too little and now your coming unglued
Too much too soon
Too late and now it sucks to be you
Too much too soon
Too little and now your coming unglued
Too much too soon
Too late and now it sucks to be you too

He's talking shit about how it's better way back when
He lives every waking moment as means to an end
We are, we are but I'm not
I never used to be
So god bless your fucking past and to hell with your glory

The looks are always so deceiving
The truth is always misconstrued

To you
Too much too soon
Too little and now your coming unglued
Too much too soon
Too late and now it sucks to be you
Too much too soon
Too little and now your coming unglued
Too much too soon
Too late and now it sucks to be you too

She packs her bags and says goodbye and bon voyage
Hell we'll see you in hell I hope you rest in pieces
(Fuck you)

Oh, oh oh oh oh
Oh, oh oh oh oh

Oh, oh oh oh oh

Too much too soon
Too little and now your coming unglued
Too much too soon
Too late and now it sucks to be you
Too much too soon
Too little and now your coming unglued
Too much too soon
Too late and now it sucks to be you too





Woah, oh oh oh oh

Overall Meaning

In "Too Much Too Soon," Green Day and the cast of American Idiot lament the downfall of those who live recklessly without regard for the consequences of their actions. The song features two characters - a woman who spends beyond her means and a man who reminisces about the past while failing to live in the present. The woman is never satisfied with her life, constantly seeking out more material possessions despite her inability to afford them. The man, on the other hand, is stuck in the past and is unable to move on to the present, leading him to instead live his life as a means to an end. The two characters represent the pitfalls of living life without purpose, and the chorus reminds us that it's never too late to turn things around before it sucks to be you.


The lyrics paint a picture of a society that values fleeting pleasure over long-term stability, where people are willing to go to extreme lengths to gain attention and status. The chorus serves as a warning against living life too recklessly, urging listeners to find balance in their lives before it's too late.


Interestingly, "Too Much Too Soon" was originally recorded by Green Day as a B-side for their single "Wake Me Up When September Ends" before being included on the American Idiot Broadway cast album. The song was one of two new tracks recorded for the album, the other being "When It's Time," which was written for the stage show but left out of the original production.


Line by Line Meaning

She's always living like she's running out of time
She lives her life as if she doesn't have enough time and always in a hurry.


Too much just ain't enough to keep her satisfied
No matter how much she has, it's never enough to fulfill her desires.


Her plastic card is filled with nothing comes to mind
She has a credit card but doesn't know what to use it for.


It's now her occupation that she's overqualified
Her job is too easy for her and she needs more challenging work to do.


The looks are always so deceiving
Appearances can be misleading and not always true.


The truth is always misconstrued
The real facts are sometimes twisted or misunderstood.


He's talking shit about how it's better way back when
He constantly criticizes the present and glorifies the past.


He lives every waking moment as means to an end
He sees every moment of his life as a way to achieve his ultimate goal.


We are, we are but I'm not
We may have similarities, but I'm different from them.


I never used to be
I was not always like this.


So god bless your fucking past and to hell with your glory
I don't care about your past accomplishments or reputation.


She packs her bags and says goodbye and bon voyage
She's leaving and saying farewell.


Hell we'll see you in hell I hope you rest in pieces
An insult wishing the person misfortune in the afterlife.


Too much too soon
Trying to accomplish too much in a short amount of time.


Too little and now your coming unglued
When you don't have enough of something and start to fall apart.


Too late and now it sucks to be you
When you miss out on something or could have done something better in the past.




Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MICHAEL PRITCHARD, FRANK E., III WRIGHT, BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

Faisal Barry

She's always living like she's running out of time
Too much just ain't enough to keep her satisfied
Her plastic card is filled with nothing comes to mind
It's now her occupation that she's overqualified

The looks are always so deceiving
The truth is always misconstrued

To you
Too much too soon
Too little and now your coming unglued
Too much too soon
Too late and now it sucks to be you
Too much too soon
Too little and now your coming unglued
Too much too soon
Too late and now it sucks to be you too

He's talking shit about how it's better way back when
He lives every waking moment as means to an end
We are, we are but I'm not
I never used to be
So god bless your fucking past and to hell with your glory

The looks are always so deceiving
The truth is always misconstrued

To you
Too much too soon
Too little and now your coming unglued
Too much too soon
Too late and now it sucks to be you
Too much too soon
Too little and now your coming unglued
Too much too soon
Too late and now it sucks to be you too

She packs her bags and says goodbye and bon voyage
Hell we'll see you in hell I hope you rest in pieces
(Fuck you)

Oh, oh oh oh oh
Oh, oh oh oh oh

Oh, oh oh oh oh

Too much too soon
Too little and now your coming unglued
Too much too soon
Too late and now it sucks to be you
Too much too soon
Too little and now your coming unglued
Too much too soon
Too late and now it sucks to be you too

Woah, oh oh oh oh



THE SAVIOURS

Lyrics:

She's always living like she's running out of time
Too much just ain't enough to keep her satisfied
Her plastic card is filled with nothing comes to mind
It's now her occupation that she's overqualified

The looks are always so deceiving
The truth is always misconstrued

To you...
Too much too soon
Too little and now your coming unglued
Too much too soon
Too late and now it sucks to be you
Too much too soon
Too little and now your coming unglued
Too much too soon
Too late and now it sucks to be you too

He's talking shit about how it's better way back when
He lives every waking moment as means to an end
We are we are but I'm not
I never used to be
So god bless your fucking past and to hell with your glory

The looks are always so deceiving
The truth is always misconstrued

Too much too soon
Too little and now your coming unglued
Too much too soon
Too late and now it sucks to be you
Too much too soon
Too little and now your coming unglued
Too much too soon
Too late and now it sucks to be you too

She packs her bags and says goodbye and bon voyage
Farewell we'll see you in hell I hope you rest in pieces
Fuck you
Oh..oh oh oh oh...
Oh..oh oh oh oh...

Too much too soon
Too little and now your coming unglued
Too much too soon
Too late and now it sucks to be you
Too much too soon
Too little and now your coming unglued
Too much too soon
Too late and now it sucks to be you too

Woah...oh oh oh oh..



Mo Wuggets

I don’t remember this song of the American idiot album I always remember:
-American idiot
-Jesus of surburbia
-holiday
-boulevard of broken dreams
-are we waiting
-st.jimmy
-give me Novocaine
-she’s a rebel
-extraordinary girl
-wake me up when September ends
-homecoming
-whasername

But never this song????



All comments from YouTube:

Rudransh Sharma

Some of American Idiot's songs that you might've missed:-

Too much too soon
Shoplifter
Governator
Favourite Son

Ryzengrald

I heard all of these

Too Much Too Soon (B-Side of American Idiot Single and supposedly to be on Cigarettes and Valentines)

Shoplifter and Governator (B-Sides of another version of American Idiot Single)

Favorite Son (Bonus Track of the Japanese Edition of American Idiot and Bonus Track of 21 Guns Single)

Jizzle

Why do you think those songs weren't published on the album like all the other songs on American Idiot?

Geforce2187

This song was supposed to be on an album that was being worked on before American Idiot, but it was "stolen" (in actuality, they scrapped it and started over)

Jimi Knuckles

These are speculated to be from the cigarettes and valentine's sessions.

Jason Radiker

Hearts collide is off of 21st Century Breakdown

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Keith

I really wish Billie would sing like this again.

GoodPuffer

@¡NiCK! he did do drugs and did drink alot he said it in a interview. father of all is a great album sugar youth is really good

LocalGamingMan

@¡NiCK! what bout sugar youth... thas a decent song, also stop creating beef on freaking youtube

Red Swan

@¡NiCK! I would argue that “Sugar Youth” is the only good song from that album.

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