Gone Away Song

Gone away is a song by american punk rock band the offspring.

Gone away song. It s an emotionally powerful tune and the lyrics should resonate deeply with anybody who has lost a loved one. Lead singer scooter ward wrote this song for his daughter raven who was about 7 years old at the time. Download now on apple music. It also appears as the sixth track on greatest hits 2005.

This got more airplay than any other song on the album. Maybe in another life i could find you there pulled away before your time i can t deal it s so unfair. Lyrics to gone away by offspring. It is the seventh track on the band s fourth studio album ixnay on the hombre 1997 and was released as the second single from the album.

Lead singer dexter holland wrote the song after his then girlfriend the song was released in 1997 died in a car accident. A much more mature and serious song than what the offspring are known for gone away is about lead singer dexter holland s girlfriend dying in a car accident and his emotional response to it. The track gone away by american rock band the offspring is one of their most popular hits. Still the record sold poorly compared to its predecessor smash which was released in 1994.

It s about how much he loves her and how it pains him to be away from her for long periods a byproduct of his chosen profession that requires him to travel. It was written by lead singer dexter holland in an emotional response to his girlfriend s death in a car accident.