Paper Lanterns by Green Day (Slappy EP)

Released On

Slappy EP SUM 1990

Also Appears On

1,039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours [1991]
7" Vinyl Singles Box [2009]

Words By Billie Joe Armstrong

Music By Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool

Recorded At Art Of Ears

Producer Andy Ernst, Green Day

Live Performances 308

First Played 1990-03-25

Last Played 2026-08-12

Performances By Year

Staple (80-100%)

Regular (50-79%)

Sporadic (20-49%)

Rare (1-19%)

Inactive (0%)

Performance Probability

Rare

Odds of being played at the next show

(Calculated from the last 100 shows)

Song Notes

Sometimes I wish [409 In Your Coffeemaker] and Paper Lanterns [were] on Kerplunk. Slappy was a good era but Tre plays the shit out of those songs

Those 2 songs were written at the same time.
Billie Joe Armstrong (Twitter)

Lyrics

Now I rest my head from
Such an endless dreary time
A time of hopes and happiness
That had you on my mind
Those days are gone and now it seems
As if I'll get some rest
But now and then I'll see you again
And it puts my heart to the test

So, when are all my troubles gonna end
I'm understanding now that
We are only friends
To this day I'm asking why
I still think about you

As the days go on I wonder
Will this ever end?
I find it hard to keep control
When you're with your boyfriend
I do not mind if all I am is
Just a friend to you
All I want to know right now
Is if you think about me too

So, when are all my troubles gonna end
I'm understanding now that
We are only friends
To this day I'm asking why
I still think about you...yeah

So, when are all my troubles gonna end
I'm understanding now that
We are only friends
To this day I'm asking why
I still think about you