Lyric discussion by Greenday_Heartagram 

To me, it means exactly what chino said....

The world would be great if the ones you look up to were perfect, but they aren't. The probably also have someone they look or looked up to, and even though they seem to know everything, they know nothing when they are with their own "hero".

Eh, screw it, I'mo stop acting smart and just say this:

What chino69 said.

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