From the recording Live at Sweetwater Music Hall
Goo Goo Dolls kicked off set 2 of the Sweetwater Music Hall show. With tongue in cheek takes on the song’s namesake and more generally, the music industry, you can dance easily to Goo Goo Dolls with it’s Texas two-step vibe and tight 3-part harmonies. As the band sings,“what’s that sound?” the audience really wants to know as their heads bob, feet tap and often enough they get off them to dance during the show.
Lyrics
Goo Goo Dolls
By Paula Boggs, ©2016 All Rights Reserved
Verse 1
Willie Nelson's playing on the jukebox.
Followed by a dose of B.B. King.
I don't see a single Gen X hipster.
Not even a whiff of "Hotline Bling."
Women flirt with purpose and passion.
Men know how to boot scoot as they roll.
Couples shuffle left then come together.
While others chug brew from the Live Oak.
Then something real strange begins to happen.
What's that sound now pouring from the cans?
Lordy if it ain't ole Johnny Rzeznik.
Drums, strings and crescendo is his brand.
Chorus 1
Goo Goo Dolls, Goo Goo Dolls; Mercy Mercy Me.
Johnny and his Gibson sounding pretty, smug and free.
If I had a dollar for each time a young girl swooned...(word drawn out)
I'd be the richest musician this side of the moon.
Verse 2
I am not an infant of the 90s.
Weaned on Eddie Vedder or Green Day.
Mama sang me Elvis and Ella.
Rocked me to the grooves of Marvin Gaye.
Now we have Tidal and Pandora.
Can't recall the last time I got paid.
Oh to be transported back to "Iris" when Johnny and his Goo Goos ruled the airwaves.
Chorus 2
Goo Goo Dolls, Goo Goo Dolls; Mercy Mercy Me.
Wishin' Johnny was still the king of FM frequency.
Cuz if I had a dollar for each time a young girl swooned...(word drawn out)
I'd be the richest musician this side of the moon.
I'd be the richest musician this side of the moon.
I'd be the richest damn musician this side of the moon.