Green Day – Uptight

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I woke up on the wrong side of the floor.
Made, made my way through the front door.
Broke my engagement with myself.
Perfect picture of bad health, another notch scratched on my belt.

The future just ain't what it used to be.
I got a new start on a dead end road.
Peaked, peaked out on reaching new lows.
Owe, I paid off all my debts to myself.
Perfect picture of bad health, another notch scratched on my belt.

The future's in my living room.
Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun.
All night, suicide's last call.
I've been uptight all night.
I'm a son of a gun.
Uptight I'm a nag with a gun.

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Track duration: 03:04

"Uptight" as written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Frank E. Wright, Michael Pritchard

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.

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  • +1
    General Comment:
    In an interview he was asked if the song is about suicide and he refused to discuss it, the only time i ever heard him do that, in later interviews he stated suicide is a serious subject that he isn't comfortable discussing in an interview due to the young fans Green Day are getting.
    Flag rexmanningon January 18, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:love this song, but it doesn't sound like typical green day...not the lyrics, I mean the way it sounds.
    Flag nymrawdon July 24, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I love the repeat chorus, it's very upbeat for such a depressing song. Really, it's just about staying up all night and contemplating suicide because your life sucks. The future seemed so bright before, but because you're a loser with no ambition, everything is messed up, and now you have nothing to look forward to.
    Flag patrick7on July 20, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:This is a song about self-loathing, depressed guy, who is asking what's the point? I have a question though: does he commit suicide, or is he merely contemplating doing it? The line, "I'm a son of a gun" could not only be a figure of speech, but could also show that he has become the aftermath of using a gun...
    Flag Blackbird_1565on April 05, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:even though nobody else really thinks so/pays attention

    this really is one of green day's greatest songs

    listen to the chorus and these lyrics and try and tell me otherwise
    Flag gonletitslideon April 09, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:To me this song is about being a fuckup and just screwing up everwhere you go hating yourself and wanting to die
    Flag TragicArchAngelon January 05, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I hate those bastards always explaing Green Day lyrics with drugs, drug addiction, etc. Who ever dealt with billie's character, live and personality a litte, knows, that he is partly a quite depressed, dark-minded guy. there are songs bout drugs of course, but you must be a very narrow-minded boozing punk to see the drugs everywhere...
    Flag Frankozon September 20, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:This describes how I felt in grade 7. great song, though
    Flag Green Day rules oyaon August 31, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I love this song, I agree with BillieKilledPunk. It makes sense.
    Flag GreenDayGirl1991on July 21, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:i think its about some one who has a sorta bad attitude and is always no fun
    Flag losersrock11on March 27, 2005   Link

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