Number One Son Lyrics

Lyric discussion by gardensinbloom 

Cover art for Number One Son lyrics by Camera Obscura

I think this song is about a son who's sick of being so overlooked, so he's behaving badly for the attention (skipping school, dissing elders). And I think the girl might be trying to advise him ("God I've tried to help but I think I just hinder"), and threatening that she can fall in love with someone else ("love, unlike lightening, can strike you twice").