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I wish he was my boyfriend
I wish he was my boyfriend
I'd love him to the very end
But instead he's just a friend
I wish he was my boyfriend

There's nothing worse than sitting all alone at home
And waiting waiting waiting waiting by the phone
I hope that he's at home
Waiting by his phone
I wonder if he knows
That I want him

I wish he was my boyfriend
I wish he was my boyfriend
I'd love him to the very end but instead he's just a friend
I wish he was my boyfriend

The other girl is not like me
She's prettier and skinnier
She has a college degree
I dropped out when I was seventeen
If only I could get her out of the picture
Then he would know how much I want him

One day I'll make him mine
And we'll be together all the time
We'll sit and watch the sun rise
And gaze into eachother's eyes
And know that he knows
I know that he knows
That he wants to be my boyfriend

Boyfriend
Boyfriend
I'd love him to the very end
But instead he's just a friend
I wish he was my boyfriend
I wish he was my boyfriend
I'd love him to the very end
But instead he's just a friend
I wish he was my boyfriend
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I like all of Best Coast's lyrics. Sometimes I get tired of feeling like I need to be an expert on the New Literary Criticism to understand an indie song.

whatev, mang. sometimes simple's where it's at.

Some of the best rock and roll songs ever written have pretty simple, even nonsense, lyrics...Yakety Yak, Wooly Bully, Louie Louie, Papa Oom Mow Mow, Surfin' Bird...absolute genius!

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i wish i didn't sound so gay when i sing this out loud, cuz im a guy and i looove best coast

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too good!!! very self-explanatory lyrics & every girl has felt this way at some point.

so true!

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Is it just me, or does the drum intro sound exactly like the beginning of badlands?

Wow, now that you mention it, it sure does! But I think "Boyfriend"'s intro is about a measure longer, the music comes in a bit earlier in "Badlands".

Cover art for Boyfriend lyrics by Best Coast

i love this song not only because its really good but also because it explains how girls feel about their guy friends sometimes.

guys feel this way, too! (substitute boyfriend for girlfriend)

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Simple lyrics that are perfect. I'm not saying that Best Coast can compare to the greatness of The Beatles, but they do remind me of them. They have similar sound.

You have to be kidding me. That's blasphemy.

Not really, tennis. The Beatles are an incredibly influential band; many bands sound reminiscent of them.

I personally think this song sounds more like The Beach Boys than The Beatles though :)

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Wish he was my boyfriend...

I thought it was about a woman being harassed by the State of Texas. Apparently, she dropped out of school, but the State indicated that she graduated and attended a variety of different programs. The No Child Left Behind Act falsified high school results stating that several individuals had graduated, when in reality they had dropped out altogether. It could be she wanted a man and the girlfriend manipulated her high school records to make it seem she had dropped out at 17. So the song is being sung by the guy's real girlfriend who is...

Pretty sure you're trying to look into this WAY too hard, glowe. Best Coast's lyrics aren't written to reference some obscure incident. They are straightforward and easy to understand, at most referencing an experience from the life of the song writer. A rather generic experience at that.

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It's about a girl who is a guy's friend. She knows him really well and better than any other girl, but he just doesn't see her the same way. Even though they have the perfect base for a relationship, they don't have attraction.

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hahaha "indie music". sorry but that made me snort.

 
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