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Song · 1997 · Acoustic rock

Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)

1997

★ 6.4 editorial score

Armstrong wrote it in 1993 about a girlfriend leaving for Ecuador; Cavallo added the strings while the band played foosball.

From the album

Nimrod

Genre

Acoustic rock Alternative rock Rock

Subject

Breakups Nostalgia

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“Memories warm you up from the inside but they also tear you apart.”

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