Paint the Town Green
The Script Lyrics

Hey hoo
Opening of the song, no significant meaning.

Hey hoo
Repetition of the opening line, no significant meaning.

(Hey) I know you're missing home
The singer acknowledges that the listener is homesick.

It's been so long since you've been
The listener hasn't been home in a while.

And that life you had in Dublin
The listener had a good life in Dublin.

Now ain't nothing but a dream
That life feels like a distant dream to the listener.

To be right there in the moment
The listener wishes they could go back to that life in Dublin.

You'd give anything to be
The listener is willing to do anything to be in Dublin right now.

It's alright
The singer reassures the listener that everything is going to be okay.

'Cause tonight
The coming night is the target of the song.

We're gonna paint the town green
The singer and the listener are going to have fun and celebrate like in Dublin.

Your friends are on the phone there
The listener's friends in Dublin are calling.

It's so close to Paddy's Day
St. Patrick's day is coming up soon.

And it kills you not to be there
The listener badly wants to be in Dublin with friends for St. Patrick's day.

But life got in the way
Something happened and the listener couldn't go back to Dublin.

If I have to break the bank
The singer is willing to spend all his money.

Spend every penny on your dreams
The singer is willing to spend everything so that the listener can feel like they are in Dublin.

Just like home
The singer wants the listener to feel at home.

Let's color the streets like our own
The singer and the listener will have fun and make the streets look vibrant, just like in Dublin.

Let's make this place feel like our own
The singer wants the listener to feel like they are in Dublin even if they are far away.

If it's just you and me
Even if they are alone, they can still have fun and enjoy themselves like in Dublin.

Hey hoo
Repetition of the opening line, no significant meaning.

Hey hoo
Repetition of the opening line, no significant meaning.

And we travel on the subway
The singer and the listener are now in a different city, perhaps not in Dublin.

Like it was the Luas line
Although they are on a subway, they imagine they are on the Dublin tram system called Luas.

Chase the Hudson to the Liffey
They are by the Hudson river, but imagine they are chasing the river to Liffey, the river in Dublin.

Where we kissed for the first time
They kissed in Dublin by the Liffey river before.

Turn the city into Dublin
The singer wants to transform the current city to look more like Dublin.

Yeah, wherever we may be
Even if we are far from Dublin, we can still have fun and enjoy ourselves.

Paint the town green
Repetition of the main chorus, they will celebrate like in Dublin.

Hey hoo
Repetition of the opening line, no significant meaning.

Hey hoo
Repetition of the opening line, no significant meaning.

Hey ooh
Repetition of the opening line, no significant meaning.

Ooh
Repetition of the opening line, no significant meaning.

Just like home
Repetition of earlier line.

Let's color the streets like our own
Repetition of earlier line.

Let's make this place feel like our own
Repetition of earlier line.

If it's just you and me,
Repetition of earlier line.

Paint the town green (Hoo)
Repetition of the main chorus, they will celebrate like in Dublin.

(Hey hoo) Paint the town green
Repetition of the chorus

Hey hoo
Repetition of the opening line, no significant meaning.

(Hey hoo) Paint the town green
Repetition of the chorus

Hey hoo
Repetition of the opening line, no significant meaning.

Hey hoo
Repetition of the opening line, no significant meaning.

Hey hoo
Repetition of the opening line, no significant meaning.