¿Viva La Gloria? (Little Girl)

Album: 21st Century Breakdown (2009)
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  • Little girl, little girl
    Why are you crying?
    Inside your restless soul
    Your heart is dying

    Little one, little one
    Your soul is purging
    Of love and razor blades
    Your blood is surging

    Runaway
    From the river to the street
    And find yourself with your face in the gutter
    You're a stray for the salvation army
    There is no place like home
    When you got no place to go

    Little girl, little girl
    Your life is calling
    The charlatans and saints
    Of your abandon

    Little one, little one
    The sky is falling
    Your lifeboat of deception
    Is now sailing

    In the wake all the way
    No rhyme or reason
    Your bloodshot eyes
    Will show your heart of treason

    Little girl, little girl
    You dirty liar
    You're just a junkie
    Preaching to the choir

    Runaway
    From the river to the street
    And find yourself with your face in the gutter
    You're a stray for the salvation army
    There is no place like home
    When you got no place to go

    The traces of blood
    Always follow you home
    Like the mascara tears
    From your getaway
    (Gloria!)
    You're walking with blisters
    And running with shears
    So unholy
    Sister of grace

    Runaway
    From the river to the street
    And Find yourself with your face in the gutter
    You're a stray from the salvation army
    There is no place like home Writer/s: BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG, FRANK E., III WRIGHT, FRANK EDWIN WRIGHT III, MICHAEL PRITCHARD, MIKE DIRNT, MIKE RYAN PRITCHARD, TRE COOL
    Publisher: Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 6

  • Maddi from U.s.I used this to help me translate this into french because I thought the song would sound cool in french, and OMG I WAS RIGHT!! It sounds amazing.
  • Ben from LondonTwo things: oh my god, green day managed to outdo themselves. Jeez, such a satisfying song. Haven't listened to it for months, this song is amazing.
    Second thing: why are there two Viva la Glorias on ONE ALBUM?!
  • Jay Porje from IndiaGreen Day is the best!!!
  • Stacey from Glasgow, United Kingdomi like this song, i love Billie joe and i love green day
  • Hope from Oblivion, Tnone of my fave songs from this CD. its awsome, and i think in one way or another, it desribes us all :)
  • Sarawoll from Burlington, NjIt's 5-15-2009 & 21st century breakdown was realeased today & I just got tickets to see them at the wachovia center on july 21st!

    I love this song i listened to it like 13 times already.
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