Boyfriend Lyrics

Lyric discussion by imapirate13 

Cover art for Boyfriend lyrics by Best Coast

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.