The Goo Goo Dolls - Black Balloon

[JesusCristo2002]

My Mom's best friend's husband used to sneak out every night to kareoke bars to sing songs by The Goo Goo Dolls. Everytime I hear a Goo Goo Dolls song, I picture him singing it.

[dubs5121]

this is the best ggd song ever even tho its bout food i love it

[colinreeter777]

@dubs5121 this song is about heroin addiction...

[TheSeniorbob]

Although written about a person with drug abuse problems, this sound could very well be written for a mother who died in child birth.

[jordyash]

I forgot how good this song was...I miss the 90s

[Robert11356]

A girl i've known for years i finally went out with and her life is pretty fucked up.. She was adopted at age 4 by a family never really knew her birth parents.. Unfortunately at 12 she lost her foster dad and is taken care of by a single loving mother.. Now at 16 she steals the anti-depressants from her moms drawer talks about killing herself and how life is meaningless now. I am in love with this girl because she is different and i cant describe my feelings for her... What do i do. Please.

[earthshe]

@Robert11356 Love her...

[marrymartystuart]

@Robert11356 tell her how you feel. you won't regret i.....and it will save you both :) good luck

[Missdrinkalot]

@Robert11356 I have been in a similar position, just be there for her, Robert. It's all you can do, just make sure she knows that you love and care about her, and will always do anything to save her. Let her know you aren't going to let this consume her because she has to live, because without her you's be nothing. If I had someone to say that, it might just do the trick. Honestly though, just show her how you feel. Let her know you're there, love her !!!. That's all she needs xxx

[deiselswim11]

@GhostFearMe yeah man its sad. "I go on as you grow colder"

[GhostFearMe]

@deiselswim11 yep it is

[hlander93]

i can recite this album. been listening to it since it came out. and i was just a lil boy at the time.

[GhostFearMe]

the song is written to Johnny's female friend who was a drug addict & i think she passed away from it

[ClankBrisk]

depressing.

[Phoxus]

It's not that hard to figure out the meaning.

[kenotness]

and i'll become what you became to me

[MovingPictures223]

Dizzy Up The Girl has to be their best album, hands down. I love it. =)

[nathanielamack7]

@MovingPictures223 I agree!!

[nathanielamack7]

Yeah, Black Balloon was written, from what I've heard, about someone that Johnny and Robby knew that had a heroin addiction and so it is a sorrow-sweet song written in memory of that person. Beautiful song!

[BrendanOC]

@MovingPictures223 No doubt it is. Great band, havent listened to them in ages but here and there I throw it on and its still fresh and pretty

[cgrasser7075861624]

The last lyric is so true. If you help someone with an addiction, you can go right down with them, and I wish life wasn't this way.

[Nazi2035]

didnt robbies wife die of herion?

[kingevil500]

@Nazi2035 yeah she did :/

[johnmpohl]

Love the song, so badly. Just read the lyrics. I'm so confused, gonna google the meaning...

[2011savior]

@johnmpohl it's about drug addiction

[SwimmerBabe94]

<3333

[Karolajn0Lajla]

Such a great song!!!

[LeahS695]

<3