The Grouch

Track 3 on Nimrod

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“The Grouch” lays the perspective of a grumpy, arrogant, and irritated man who has ‘grown old’. It shows how he’s wasted all his life away and now all he can do is… Read More

Oct. 10, 19971 viewer32.8K views

The Grouch Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I was a young boy that had big plans
Now I'm just another shitty old man
I don't have fun, and I hate everything
The world owes me, so fuck you
Glory days don't mean shit to me
I drank a six-pack of apathy
Life's a bitch, and so am I
The world owes me, so fuck you

[Chorus]
Wasted youth, and a fistful of ideals
I had a young and optimistic point of view
Wasted youth, and a fistful of ideals
I had a young and optimistic point of view

[Verse 2]
I've decomposed, yet my gut's gettin' fat
Oh my God, I'm turnin' out like my dad
I'm always rude, I've got a bad attitude
The world owes me, so fuck you
The wife's a nag, and the kid's fuckin' up
I don't have sex 'cause I can't get it up
I'm just a grouch sittin' on the couch
The world owes me, so fuck you

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[Chorus]
Wasted youth, and a fistful of ideals
I had a young and optimistic point of view
Wasted youth, and a fistful of ideals
I had a young and optimistic point of view
('Til I grew up)

[Interlude]

[Verse 1]
I was a young boy that had big plans
Now I'm just another shitty old man
I don't have fun, and I hate everything
The world owes me, so fuck you
Glory days don't mean shit to me
I drank a six-pack of apathy
Life's a bitch, and so am I
The world owes me, so fuck you
The world owes me, so fuck you
The world owes me, so fuck you

About

“The Grouch” lays the perspective of a grumpy, arrogant, and irritated man who has ‘grown old’. It shows how he’s wasted all his life away and now all he can do is complain about it. He exists, but he lost his will to live – he hates everything and drowns himself in regret and hatred.

The song was apparently written after Billie Joe had a fight with his wife Adie.