J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)
Released On
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J.A.R. (single) [1995] -
International Superhits! [2001] -
7" Vinyl Singles Box [2009] -
Mike Dirnt
Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool
Hyde Street Studios
Rob Cavallo, Green Day
25
2004-07-29
2022-02-12
Staple (80-100%)
Regular (50-79%)
Sporadic (20-49%)
Rare (1-19%)
Inactive (0%)
Performance Probability
0%
Odds of being played at the next showDoubtful
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Song Notes
This Mike Dirnt-penned song is a fan favorite recorded during the Insomniac sessions. Green Day famously fired their management after 'J.A.R.' was leaked to radio stations ahead of its official release. The track was issued as a single following its inclusion on the Angus movie soundtrack, hitting #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. It was later included on the band’s 2001 greatest hits compilation, International Superhits!
Lyrics
My friend drove off the other day,
Now he's gone and all they say
Is you got to live cause life goes on
But now I see I'm mortal too
I can't live my life like you
Got to live it up while life goes on
And I think it's all right
That I do what I like
'Cause that's the way I want to live
It's how I give, and I'm still giving
And now I wonder 'bout my friend
If he gave all he could give
Cause he lived his life like I live mine
If you could see inside my head
Then you'd start to understand
The things I value in my heart
And I think it's all right
That I do what I like
'Cause that's the way I want to live
It's how I give
And I'm still giving
You know that
I know that
You're watching me
And I think it's all right
That I do what I like
'Cause that's the way I want to live
It's how I give
And I'm still giving
Got to make a plan, got to do what's right
Can't run around in circles if you wanna build a life
But I don't want to make a plan for a day far away
While I'm young and while I'm able, all I want to do is...
