The White Stripes - Hand Springs

歌詞

I took my girl to go bowling downtown at the Red Door, After an argument, I started because I thought she didn't like me anymore. I can't help it, sometimes I feel pitiful, And of course, she's so young and beautiful. I bought us two glasses of Coke, That's her favorite, and I wanted to make up for earlier, But I dropped her glass and it broke, So I just gave my glass to her. She laughed and so did I in our lane, Then she went to the vending machine to buy a candy cane. But right next to that was a boy I knew with a spring in his hand, Playing a country pinball machine called "Stand by Your Man". I saw him talk to her, but I stayed in my lane and played my game steady, And was thinking of the day when I'd be too old to throw a ball this heavy. But I guess I'm young now, so it's easy to knock 'em all down, Then I looked and saw her say to him "You're really hittin' that ball around", And he's looking at her the way I did when I first met her, I could see in his face white flowers, and cups of coffee, and love letters. I was sorry to interrupt that game, But I went and did it anyway. I dropped my red bowling ball through the glass of the machine, And said "Are you quick enough to hit this ball, Mr. Clean?" I was scared to lose her, so I couldn't help being mean. And that ended both of our games, I said I was sorry, but my girl left with him just the same. I thought how much I hate when love makes me act this way, I was bent over a broken pinball machine in a bowling alley and I threw it all away. Well, isn't it all just a big game?