Hand Springs Lyrics - 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?