Nice Guys Finish Last (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97)
Green Day
Track 36 on Nimrod (25th Anniversary Edition)
Producers
Oct. 14, 19971 viewer
Nice Guys Finish Last (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Nice guys finish last
You're runnin' out of gas
Your sympathy will get you left behind
Sometimes you're at your best
When you feel the worst
Do you feel washed up like piss goin' down the drain?
[Pre-Chorus]
Pressure cooker, pick my brain and tell me I'm insane
I'm so fuckin' happy I could cry
Every joke can have its truth, but now the joke's on you
I never knew you were such a funny guy
[Chorus]
Oh, nice guys finish last
When you are the outcast
Don't pat yourself on the back, you might break your spine
[Verse 2]
Livin' on command
You're shakin' lots of hands
You're kissin' up and bleedin' all your trust
Takin' what you need
Bite the hand that feeds
You'll lose your memory, and you got no shame
Nice guys finish last
You're runnin' out of gas
Your sympathy will get you left behind
Sometimes you're at your best
When you feel the worst
Do you feel washed up like piss goin' down the drain?
[Pre-Chorus]
Pressure cooker, pick my brain and tell me I'm insane
I'm so fuckin' happy I could cry
Every joke can have its truth, but now the joke's on you
I never knew you were such a funny guy
[Chorus]
Oh, nice guys finish last
When you are the outcast
Don't pat yourself on the back, you might break your spine
[Verse 2]
Livin' on command
You're shakin' lots of hands
You're kissin' up and bleedin' all your trust
Takin' what you need
Bite the hand that feeds
You'll lose your memory, and you got no shame
[Pre-Chorus]
Pressure cooker, pick my brain and tell me I'm insane
I'm so fuckin' happy I could cry
Every joke can have its truth, but now the joke's on you
I never knew you were such a funny guy
[Chorus]
Oh, nice guys finish last
When you are the outcast
Don't pat yourself on the back, you might break your spine
Oh, nice guys finish last
When you are the outcast
Don't pat yourself on the back, you might break your spine
Hmm
[Chorus]
Oh, nice guys finish last
When you are the outcast
Don't pat yourself on the back, you might break your spine
Oh, nice guys finish last
When you are the outcast
Don't pat yourself on the back, you might break your spine
[Outro]
Alright, alright, this next song's called Hitchin' a Ride
Pressure cooker, pick my brain and tell me I'm insane
I'm so fuckin' happy I could cry
Every joke can have its truth, but now the joke's on you
I never knew you were such a funny guy
[Chorus]
Oh, nice guys finish last
When you are the outcast
Don't pat yourself on the back, you might break your spine
Oh, nice guys finish last
When you are the outcast
Don't pat yourself on the back, you might break your spine
Hmm
[Chorus]
Oh, nice guys finish last
When you are the outcast
Don't pat yourself on the back, you might break your spine
Oh, nice guys finish last
When you are the outcast
Don't pat yourself on the back, you might break your spine
[Outro]
Alright, alright, this next song's called Hitchin' a Ride
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Genius Annotation
The metaphors in this leading track are extremely clever, such as the lines “Don’t pat yourself on the back/You might break your spine.” They all point to the narrator’s strong feeling that the truly genuine people rarely come out on top. As a result, people who aim to accomplish something must be aggressive and assertive. The narrator has realized this fact, and seems to have had past experience with it: he tried being a “nice guy,” and it didn’t get him anywhere.
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October 14, 1997
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