Discover the story of the song > Homecoming – Green Day

The protagonist is feeling alone and wants his partner to come home to him. He remembers St. Jimmy, who used to be a fixture in the city but died by suicide. The protagonist also feels alone and abandoned by others, like Jesus who is too preoccupied to listen to him and his friends who have left him. However, in the end, he and his friends reunite and come home again.