Closing time, open all the doors,
And let you out into the world,
Closing time, turn all of the lights on,
Over every boy and every girl.
Closing time, one last call for alcohol,
So finish your whiskey or beer,
Closing time, you don't have to go home,
But you can't stay here.
I know who I want to take me home,
I know who I want to take me home,
I know who I want to take me home,
Take me home.
Closing time, time for you to go out,
To the places you will be from,
Closing time, this room won't be open,
Till your brothers or your sisters come.
So gather up your jackets, move it to the exits,
I hope you have found a friend,
Closing time, every new beginning,
Comes from some other beginning's end, yeah.
I know who I want to take me home,
I know who I want to take me home,
I know who I want to take me home,
Take me home.
Closing time, time for you to go out,
To the places you will be from.
I know who I want to take me home,
I know who I want to take me home,
I know who I want to take me home,
Take me home.
I know who I want to take me home,
I know who I want to take me home,
I know who I want to take me home,
Take me home.
Closing time, every new beginning,
Comes from some other beginning's end.
Green Day's "Closing Time" is a song about the end of the night and the closing of a bar or other public places. The song is written as if the singer is the bartender and is telling the patrons that it's time to go home. The opening lines, "Closing time, open all the doors, and let you out into the world," suggest that the end of the night is a new beginning for the patrons. It's time for them to "go out to the places they will be from" and start fresh.
The chorus of the song, "I know who I want to take me home," is a reference to the idea that at the end of the night, people often pair off and head home together. The singer is saying that he knows who he wants to spend the rest of the night with. The underlying theme of the song is the transient nature of the night and the idea that all good things must come to an end.
The line, "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end," is a nod to the fact that every night must come to an end, but it's also a reminder that the end of one thing often leads to the start of something new. Overall, "Closing Time" is a bittersweet and nostalgic song about endings and beginnings.
Closing time, open all the doors,
The bar is closing so all the doors are being opened to let people out.
And let you out into the world,
People are free to leave and return to the outside world.
Closing time, turn all of the lights on,
All the lights are being turned on because the bar is closing.
Over every boy and every girl.
Everyone in the bar, both male and female, are being affected by the lights being turned on.
Closing time, one last call for alcohol,
The last announcement is being made that this is the final call for people to get any alcoholic drinks they want.
So finish your whiskey or beer,
People should finish their drinks because the bar is closing.
Closing time, you don't have to go home,
People are not being forced to leave but the bar is closing.
But you can't stay here.
People cannot stay in the bar because it is closing.
I know who I want to take me home,
The singer knows who he wants to go home with.
Take me home.
The singer wants to be taken home by the person he knows.
Closing time, time for you to go out,
It is time for people to leave the bar and go outside.
To the places you will be from,
People should go to the places they originally came from.
Closing time, this room won't be open,
The bar will not be open anymore after closing time.
Till your brothers or your sisters come.
The bar will not reopen until more people, specifically family members, come again.
So gather up your jackets, move it to the exits,
People should collect their jackets and start moving towards the exits.
I hope you have found a friend,
The singer hopes that people have made friends while in the bar.
Closing time, every new beginning,
Although the bar is closing, it is a new beginning for people to go out and do something else.
Comes from some other beginning's end, yeah.
The end of one thing, like the closing of a bar, leads to the start of something new.
Contributed by Kaitlyn G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
