"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day

I walk a lonely road

Craig walked home from school in the chilly, dim night. He was alone. He was alone. He was alone. Not only was he walking home in the middle of the night by himself, but after tonight he was literally alone… forever. The past few months with Ashley had been so amazing. He didn't know if things could be any better. And then… they were. He and Manny shared the most passionate and incomprehensible bond. He felt on top of the world… who was he kidding?


The only one that I have ever known

Craig wasn't capable of love. He felt the most undying and intense feelings for Ashley. He loved her so much. But subconsciously, he was scared and hesitant. He screwed everything up because that's what he always did. He screwed up each relationship he was in. He was searching for someone to care for… maybe he just hadn't found her yet. Did he really love Ashley? Did he really love Manny? He was so confused.

Don't know where it goes
But it's home to me and I walk alone

Craig's guitar case was heavy in his right hand. It was silly of him to walk home from Degrassi when Joey could have easily driven him. But he wanted time to think. It had been an eventful night. First, Ashley slapped him on stage in front of the whole school. Then both she and Manny confronted him about his betrayal. His face was growing red with embarrassment and anger.

I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of broken dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk alone

Love worked out for other people. Joey confronted his past tonight and made the realization that he loved Caitlin. And he would love her forever. It was only Craig who didn't have that luck.

I walk alone

He kicked a rock as far as he possibly could as his house came into sight. He paused for a moment and looked at the sky. He felt unbounded and infinite. Maybe loneliness was best for him. He liked Manny and he liked Ashley. Wasn't he pathetic? Tonight at the Holiday show, he felt on top of the world. Until, of course, everything fell apart.

My shadows the only one that walks beside me
My shallow hearts the only thing that's beating

He walked into his front hallway and muttered a response to Joey's call. He trudged unwillingly up the stairs. He collapsed onto his bed and lie on his back. Unblinking, he stared at the ceiling for hours. He has been through so much in the past year. He needed someone to trust and to confide in.

Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me

Being with Manny was amazing. She was young, refreshing and kind. But she lacked the maturity and seriousness he needed to talk about what was going on in his life and in the world. Ashley was utter perfection. She was beautiful, tall, graceful and understanding, But sometimes all Craig wanted was fun. He was through with gloom and doom. He couldn't settle down at this point in his life.


Till then I walk alone

His biggest regret was hurting the two most wonderful girls he had ever known. Manny would be the subject of every juicy rumor at school for months. She would be called a slut and a whore, and only Craig knew that wasn't true. She was the epitome of innocence and adoration. Ashley would feel alone and hurt. She would feel betrayed and unloved. He would give anything for her to realize that she was the subject of every one of his thoughts. Or rather, half of them.

I'm walking down the line
That divides me somewhere in my mind

Why should be forced to make a choice? He didn't know what he truly wanted. And know, because he was an idiot, he would have neither girl. He would have not so much as their friendship. And that absolutely killed him.


On the border line of the edge
And where I walk alone

As he rolled over in the morning to hit snooze on his alarm clock, intense feelings of lament washed over him. He felt sickened to his stomach. He couldn't imagine facing Ashley or Manny. Everyone at school would think he was such an ass… He pulled his comforter over his head and screamed into his pillow.


Read between the lines
What's fucked up and everything's all right

After about twenty minutes of snoozing, his half-sister Angela bounded into the room. She jumped on his bed and whined, "Craiggggg wake up! I made breakfast! Wake up Craig! Why are you still sleeping?" He slowly sat up and smiled at her.

"Good morning, Angie," he stated with a smile. "I'm going to take a shower and I'll be right down for breakfast." The young curly haired girl giggled with delight and ran down the stairs at a blistering pace.

Check my vital signs to know I'm still alive

He knew things would be fine eventually. Ashley would move on and find someone. Manny would grow older and find a man to love her. And Craig would find the one for him as well… eventually.


And I walk alone