Seventeen and strung out on confusion
Trapped inside a roll of disillusion
I found out what it takes to be a man
Mom and dad will never understand
Secrets collecting dust but never forget
Skeletons come to life in my closet
I found out what it takes to be a man
Mom and dad will never understand
What's happening to me
Seventeen and coming clean for the first time
I finally figured out myself for the first time
I found out what it takes to be a man
Mom and dad will never understand
What's happened to me
There was a time in my life when I basically just listened to Dookie and U2's Zooropa over and over, AND I NEVER NOTICED HOW GAY THIS SONG IS. I don't know what I thought it was about! Holy crap!
No, it's about coming out, for real. Billie Joe said so.