Goo Goo Dolls

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Rhythm	9.8
Melody	9.9
Instruments	9.9
Lyrics	9.9
Vocal	10.0
This song has been reviewed 40 times. Overall score for this song, 9.9.

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Goo Goo Dolls - Name Lyrics

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Title	Name
Artist	Goo Goo Dolls
Album	Boy Named Goo (1995) , Track 6 , Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce (2001) , Track 9 , Live In Buffalo (2004) , Track 9 , Live In Buffalo (2004) , Track 10 Disc 2, Greatest Hits Volume One: The Singles (2007) , Track 5
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Song lyrics

Send "Name" ringtones to your cell

And even though the moment passed me by 
I still can't turn away 
'Cause all the dreams you never thought you'd lose 
Got tossed along the way 
And letters that you never meant to send 
Get lost or thrown away

And now we're grown up orphans 
That never knew their names 
We don't belong to no one 
That's a shame

But if you could hide beside me 
Maybe for a while 
And I won't tell no one your name 
And I won't tell 'em your name

Scars are souvenirs you never lose
The past is never far 
Did you lose yourself somewhere out there
Did you get to be a star 
And don't it make you sad to know that life
Is more than who we are

You grew up way too fast 
And now there's nothing to believe
And reruns all become our history 
A tired song keeps playing on a tired radio
And I won't tell no one your name 
And I won't tell 'em your name 
I won't tell 'em your name 
Mmm, mmm, mmm

I won't tell 'em your name... 

Mmmmmm

I think about you all the time 
But I don't need the same 
It's lonely where you are come back down
And I won't tell 'em your name

Send "Name" ringtones to your cell

lyrics submitted by Brad Fraser

lyrics corrected by Ginna

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29-04-2004 21:05 xincubusxgodess
509 posts	this is one of my all time favorite songs. personally, i think "name" is about someone who lost a friend. a friend who went through hard times. they're saying "scars are souvenirs you never lose" probably meaning that both had a hard childhood because of how he says "now we're grown up orphans that never knew their names, we dont belong to no-one thats a shame" also, where he says "you grew up way too fast and now theres nothin to believe" could mean something about the kid trying to get out of their house or town, and move on to try and forget about what they've been through. but somehow, at the end, the person dies, either by suicide or just an accident. because he sings "i think about you all the time, but i dont need the same. its lonely where you are come back down, and i wont tell 'em your name" i think that has to do with one person loving another one, and now they're gone, so they want them to come back. but if they come back, they'll be sure not to tell anyone that its them... idk, i love this song though. its really powerful... i'd like to know anyone else's views on it... <3 \|b\|a\|n\|a\|n\|a\|
10-06-2004 17:49 xoverxratedx
6 posts	this is a def a good 90's pop song. the lyrics are intense- i think its just about growing up, letting go but not forgetting about what you've been through and who you've made connections with. I dunno. a good friend played this song for me the other day- hearing it aucostically really makes the sound that much more beautiful
23-06-2004 04:04 sunrae9
299 posts	its beautiful....goo goo dolls are so good! i love it
23-06-2004 04:06 staciemichelle
101 posts	It's a wonderful song
01-07-2004 23:02 sunrae9
299 posts	hm.. i disagree... i wouldnt call goo goo dolls pop, because pop sucks! i think they're considered adult alternative...but anyway they're really good.. and john rheznik... (i cant spell his last name) has a beautiful voice...
01-07-2004 23:07 dazza_trotter
108 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal i heard this was written just after reznik's parents died, (or his, dad? not sure) and so it could be a bit about that, you know? like, they died, but the "letters that you never meant to send, lost and thrown away" cos they weren't there to look at them or re-read them or whatever. the bits inbetween the verses are like, maybe highlighting what its like now that john's parents have gone, "now we're grown up orphans...don't belong to no one..." i love this song so much!! especially the last verse, reminds me of something.. made me cry first time i heard it! *i think about you all the time, but i don't need the same...if it's lonely where you are, come back down, and i won't tell em your name..."
04-07-2004 17:21 sutats
11 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Great song. Highly evocative.
05-07-2004 20:51 stuckeybowler
330 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I really like this song! It has really cool lyrics and is sung well.
13-08-2004 17:29 Kell16
16 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal it is impossible to say anything bad about this song--- its too incredible- everyhting the lyrics, instruments, melody, meaning-- everything is perfect-- jhonny rzenik is powerful and incredible-"and dont it make you sad to know that life is more than who we are" is going to be my senior quote when i graduate this year-- the song is perfect
13-08-2004 17:35 Freek_a_Leek
1,346 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal i love this song. its amazing, i could listen to it numerous times, over and over again and i wouldnt get tired of a single word. <3Kaitlin
21-09-2004 04:09 Jake2525
9 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Name has been my favorite song since I first heard it 4 years ago. I saw a commercial for a 90's music CD and saw a glimpse of the song and video, so I burned a CD with the song on it and listened to it right after. It took me an hour to get through the whole thing, because i loved every second of it, and wouldnt stop rewinding to hear some part of it again. Everything about it is awesome, from the melody at the start to the lyrics at the end. THIS SONG RULES. "I think about you all the time, but I dont need the same"
08-10-2004 12:37 decembergirl83
16 posts	I think this song is brilliant...I don't know why but it really hits a nerve somewhere and i go all tingly just thinking about who it was written for...shows rznik was close to whoever this is written about....i'd have said a childhood friend rather than parents but death does strange things to people! I think it is really great anyway.
27-10-2004 22:42 hershey15
143 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I've been sittin here listening to it repeatedly for like half hour. you know sometimes i'll listen to a song like this and get lost in it and just wonder how any human can think of somthing so divinely beautiful...I love it. [offtopic]
27-10-2004 23:08 hershey15
143 posts	i agree with the second answer, from the guy with the name i can't remember. I think "even though the moment passed me by, i still can't turn away" means that his friend died, but he can't stop thinking about it and picturing it in his head. "all the dreams you never thought you'd lose, got tossed along the way" i think means that the person had dreams, but he gave up on them somewhere because of something that must've happened, or maybe they were just slowly forgotton. "you could hide beside me, maybe for a while" means they could come back from wherever they are, and stay with them for a while. "the past is never far" means that they are both living in the bad memories, because they can remember them because they never lost their scars. "did you get to be a star" refers the the aforementioned dreams that got tossed along the way. "don't it make you sad to know that life is more than who we are" means that it's sad knowing that there's a whole world out there, and you're somehow separate from it all. "reruns all become our history. a tired song keeps playing on a tired radio" means that nothing ever changes for them, until his friend dies, then it changes, and goes back to normal after a while for everyone else, but he still can't stop thinking about it, it's different for him. I think about you all the time, but i don't need the same. it's lonely where you are, come back down, and i won't tell 'em your name I've devoted the last 45 minutes of my life to thinking about this song, now i think i might cry.
28-10-2004 20:00 Inverted_Edge
26 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This is, I think, the first "rock" song I heard, and it remains to be one of my favorite songs. * offtopic : Rzeznik, btw
05-11-2004 02:59 Big_Seth
26 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal yep, absolutely incredible and beautiful. im sure everyone has a story about this song and how it has touched thier lives. what more can you really say. utterly beautiful
05-11-2004 04:24 Lmarie
2 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal who doesn't like this song is what i want to know. this song touched me at a moment when it described perfectly my feelings. i got it from a friend who had it burned for me. i applaud johnny rheznik (sp) i love his voice. a gem.
15-11-2004 02:17 Swuzzy929
127 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal this song is amazing. just simply amazing. -xoxo-
11-12-2004 00:16 irishchick10108
2 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal i absolutly love this song i always thought that "name" was a very pretty song but i didnt understand it until a boy in my english class sang it to everyone for a project. he used an acustic guitar. it was so beautiful. it didnt help that im like in love with this guy. i started crying and i dont know why its just that great of a song i love it!!!
21-12-2004 04:38 IloveCarrabba
297 posts	Goo Goo Dolls have made a lot of nice songs; this being one of my favourites.
28-12-2004 19:25 LaLocaCarlita
19 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal i love this song.. neone else agree?
11-01-2005 22:49 GOMAVS06
57 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Goo Goo Dolls rock in general, this song makes them kick ass even more. This song has a lot of emotion to it. Makes me think of all the people I've lost in my life. but at the same time it makes me think of all the good times I had with those same people.
01-02-2005 21:54 aLkaLine_tri0
17 posts	great song <3 pretty lyrics
03-02-2005 23:31 crawdadmindy
189 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I think about you all the time But I don't need the same It's lonely where you are come back down And I won't tell 'em your name ^Aww. That always gets me. Such an emotional song for me. Isn't weird how songs do that to you and take you back to another place and time?
04-02-2005 02:29 SmileStruck
134 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal One of my all time favorites!! It always finds a way into my head when I'm sad... but I love it so much! I think the interpretation about it being about a friend that has died is def a good one. I always thought of it as a song about someone that you loved, but they left you, and you find yourself missing them. I guess that fits with the lost friend motiff... Either way, es excellente!