Goo Goo Dollsis an alternative rock band formed in 1985 in Buffalo, New York by guitarist/vocalist John Rzeznik and bassist/vocalist Robby Takac. They are perhaps most famous for the hit "Iris", featured on the soundtrack to the 1998 film City of Angels. Currently, the band consists of John Rzeznik (guitar, vocals), Robby Takac (vocals, bass) and Mike Malinin (drums). Early in their career, the Goo Goo Dolls were frequently dismissed by critics as mere imitators of the Replacements; however, the band refined and mainstreamed their sound enough to become one of the most popular adult alternative rock bands of the latter half of the '90s, selling millions of records to audiences largely unfamiliar with their inspirations. That's no knock on the band, either -- their music simply improved in craft and accessibility as the years progressed, and radio happened to be receptive to what a decade earlier would have been considered collegiate power pop.
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Goo Goo Dolls
They painted up your secrets
With the lies they told you
And the least they ever gave you
Was the most you ever knew
And I wonder where these dreams go
When the world gets in your way
Whats the point in all this screaming
No ones listening anyway
Your voice is small and fading
And you hide in here unknown
And your mother loves your father
cause shes got nowhere to go
And she wonders where these dreams go
cause the world got in her way
Whats the point ever trying
Nothings changing anyway
They press their lips against you
And you love the lies they say
And I tried so hard to reach you
But youre falling anyway
And you know I see right through you
When the world gets in your way
Whats the point in all the screaming
Youre not listening anyway