Lyrics of
Whatsername

Whatsername reflects on the memories of a past unresolved love and the acceptance of loss. It is the closing track of Green Days 2004 album American Idiot, a rock opera that tells the story of a character named Jesus of Suburbia. Whatsername serves as a reflection on a female character mentioned in other parts of the album, but whose story is left unresolved.

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Thought I ran into you down on the street
Then it turned out to only be a dream

I made a point to burn all of the photographs
She went away and then I took a different path
I remember the face but I can't recall the name
Now I wonder how Whatsername has been
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Seems that she disappeared without a trace
Did she ever marry old what's his face

I made a point to burn all of the photographs
She went away and then I took a different path
I remember the face but I can't recall the name
Now I wonder how Whatsername has been

 Remember, whatever,
 It seems like forever ago,
 Remember, whatever,
 It seems like forever ago,
The regrets are useless,
In my mind,
She's in my head,
I must confess,
The regrets are useless,
In my mind
She's in my head,
From so long ago

Go go go go Go go
Go go go go Go go

And in the darkest night,
If my memory serves me right,
I'll never turn back time
Forgetting you but not the time

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