Thank you! Same here, to be honest. If the lyrics were actually 'better than air', it'd sound way better.
It's still my favourite Green Day song though. :')
I've probably mentioned this one before too...but my username is an epic fail, since it's a misheard lyric.
Fourteen year old me thought it was 'better than air' instead of 'better than here' in Give me Novacaine.