Fatherless children

Now that over five years have come and gone I can almost believe that my children won't remember the pain of loss. It's a nice thought while it lasts, but then somebody with more experience than I comes along and tells me what the truth is.

The video of "Wake Me Up When September Ends" shows a young couple separated by war. However, that is not the original meaning of the lyrics. From songfacts.com:

Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong wrote this about his father, who died of cancer on September 1st, 1982. At his father's funeral, Billie cried, ran home and locked himself in his room. When his mother got home and knocked on the door to Billie's room, Billie simply said, "Wake me up when September ends," hence the title.

The pain even 20 years later is apparent behind Billie Joe Armstrong's words. I am so sad that my own kids are going to have this same melancholy hole in their souls 20 years from now.

Every time I hear the song my eyes fill with tears, not only for my John who turns up the radio every time the song comes on, but also for the little boy inside Billie Joe, who is still crying for his father.

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Green Day: Wake Me Up When September Ends Lyrics

Summer has come and passed,
The innocent can never last,
Wake me up when September ends.

Like my fathers come to pass,
Seven years has gone so fast,
Wake me up when September ends.

Here comes the rain again,
Falling from the stars,
Drenched in my pain again,
Becoming who we are.

As my memory rests,
But never forgets what I lost,
Wake me up when September ends.

Summer has come and passed,
The innocent can never last,
Wake me up when September ends,

Ring out the bells again,
Like we did when Spring began,
Wake me up when September ends.

Here comes the rain again,
Falling from the stars,
Drenched in my pain again,
Becoming who we are.

As my memory rests,
But never forgets what I lost,
Wake me up when September ends.

Summer has come and passed,
The innocent can never last,
Wake me up when September ends.

Like my fathers come to pass,
Twenty years has gone so fast,
Wake me up when September ends.
Wake me up when September ends.
Wake me up when September ends.


My love to every child missing a parent, no matter how young or old they are.

Stephanie