Hand Springs — текст песни (The White Stripes)

I took my girl to go bowling downtown at the red door
after an argument I started
cause 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
and then she went to a 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 a day
when I`d be too old to throw a ball this heavy

but I guess I`m young now
so it`s easier to knock `em all down
then I looked and saw her say to him
`you`re really hittin` that ball around`
and he`s lookin` 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 their game
but I went and did it anyway
I dropped my red bowling ball
through the glass of his machine
I 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?