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She's Got a Boyfriend Now Lyrics
We were seventeen and invincible
Had the world figured out
And the girl on my shoulder
Told me everything's gonna be all right
And everything was gonna be all right
Yeah, maybe we were in high school
But you never see the ending
When you're young and not pretending
Singing, "Everything's gonna be all right"
And everything was gonna be all right
Buried her deep inside
Stars stuck in my eyes
Now she's got a boyfriend
And I've got a rock band
'Cause nothing really ever goes the way it's planned
Yeah, she's in Ohio and I'm on some back road
Driving to the city and then who knows?
'Cause that's all she wrote
I wish that I could turn this car around
But she's got a boyfriend now
Then I took a trip out to LA
For the girl with a smile that could take your breath away
I'm thinking everything's gonna be all right
And everything was gonna be all right
Maybe I thought I could sweep in
And sweep her off her feet and go right back to Boston
Thinking everything's gonna be all right
And everything was gonna be all right
The streets keep holding on
But now she's so far gone
Now she's got a boyfriend
And I've got a rock band
'Cause nothing really ever goes the way it's planned
Yeah, she's in Ohio and I'm on some back road
Driving to the city and then who knows?
'Cause that's all she wrote
I wish that I could turn this car around
But she's got a boyfriend now
Take me back to you somehow
And everything that I know now
It's so hard
I tore us apart
Take me back to feeling
Like the world would just keep dealing me the right cards
Now you're just so far
And I'm twenty-three and invincible
Got the world figured out
And the bird on my shoulders
Told me everything's gonna be all right
When is everything gonna be all right?
Now she's got a boyfriend
Now she's got a boyfriend
And I've got a rock band
'Cause nothing really ever goes the way it's planned
Yeah, she's in Ohio and I'm on some back road
Driving to the city and then who knows?
'Cause that's all she wrote
I wish that I could turn this car around
'Cause there she goes
I wish that I could press rewind somehow
'Cause she's got a boyfriend now
(She's got a boyfriend now)
(She's got a boyfriend now)
Take your
Take your breath, breath, breath away
Take your
Take your breath, breath, breath away
(She's got a boyfriend now)
Had the world figured out
And the girl on my shoulder
Told me everything's gonna be all right
And everything was gonna be all right
But you never see the ending
When you're young and not pretending
Singing, "Everything's gonna be all right"
And everything was gonna be all right
Stars stuck in my eyes
And I've got a rock band
'Cause nothing really ever goes the way it's planned
Yeah, she's in Ohio and I'm on some back road
Driving to the city and then who knows?
'Cause that's all she wrote
I wish that I could turn this car around
But she's got a boyfriend now
For the girl with a smile that could take your breath away
I'm thinking everything's gonna be all right
And everything was gonna be all right
And sweep her off her feet and go right back to Boston
Thinking everything's gonna be all right
And everything was gonna be all right
But now she's so far gone
And I've got a rock band
'Cause nothing really ever goes the way it's planned
Yeah, she's in Ohio and I'm on some back road
Driving to the city and then who knows?
'Cause that's all she wrote
I wish that I could turn this car around
But she's got a boyfriend now
And everything that I know now
It's so hard
I tore us apart
Take me back to feeling
Like the world would just keep dealing me the right cards
Now you're just so far
Got the world figured out
And the bird on my shoulders
Told me everything's gonna be all right
When is everything gonna be all right?
Now she's got a boyfriend
And I've got a rock band
'Cause nothing really ever goes the way it's planned
Yeah, she's in Ohio and I'm on some back road
Driving to the city and then who knows?
'Cause that's all she wrote
I wish that I could turn this car around
'Cause there she goes
I wish that I could press rewind somehow
'Cause she's got a boyfriend now
(She's got a boyfriend now)
(She's got a boyfriend now)
Take your breath, breath, breath away
Take your
Take your breath, breath, breath away
(She's got a boyfriend now)
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In an interview, Martin says the idea of the song was basically how he could never keep a girl because of his being on the road most of the time. Each verse was about a different relationships he had that ended miserably. He goes on to say that the first verse was about his high school girlfriend.
In my opinion, the second verse ties back to Heels Over Head from the first record. There are some similarities between the two situations.
She's Got A Boyfriend Now/Heels Over Head:
Then I took a trip out to LA, For a girl with a smile that could take your breath away/I've got your runaway smile in my piggy back baby, gonna cash it right in for a new Mercedes (Both state how amazing her smile is.)
She's on the west coast, and I'm on some back road/Thinkin' how you left me for dead California bound (Both say that she's in California.)
There's a lot of ties. That just my personal opinion. On a completely random note, I saw them in concert yesterday. I accidentally touched Martin's ass.
ok so i think this song is about Martin's ex's or some girl he was dating but they break up....or went they separate ways.. she is happy with a boyfriend....and he's got the band... and everyone i happy.... (i think its Martin, because of "Boston") so the song most be personal... idk =)
I love how they use Ohio <3
He's basically talking about when your'e young & you think itt'l all last forever.
Then they grew up, he got the band, she got a new boyfriend, & he's looking back wishing he could go back.
But he knows that's impossible because they both have other responsibilities now.
In the second chorus it's suppose to be "she's on the west coast" not "she's in ohio".
There is a recurring theme in these works of loss and being lost. This is a very understandable and identifiable theme given the artists' age and the time in which they live.
Despite living in the most technologically advanced society in recorded history, in which suffering and strife is minimized beyond the dreams of anyone from just a hundred years ago, they [and most people I would argue] cannot avoid feeling unfulfilled. There's something missing; and since we [people in general] can't seem to figure out what that something might be we try to fill that void with all sorts of things, searching desperately for what that something. In their case, they think that something is a lost love [or loves].
Is it just me, or is EVERY Boys Like Girls song about being 17, having fun, and being in love? Jeez, I would've loved to have had a 17th year as exciting as the ones these guys sing about.
why is this their next single, wtf.
what happened to the music? i used to like them...
i still like "two is better than one".... =) ha.ha