I Want To Be The Boy That Warms Your Mother's Heart Lyrics - The White Stripes

I want to be the boy to warm your mothers heart 

Im so scared to take you away 

I tried to win her over right from the start 

But something always got in the way 

Weve been sitting in your backyard for hours 

But she wont even come out and say hi 

While my mother baked a little cake for you 

And even dreaded when you said goodbye 

What kind of cartwheels do I have to pull? 

What kind of joke should I lay on her now? 

Im inclined to go finish high school 

Just to make her notice that Im around 

Well nothing I come up with seems to work 

It feels like everything I say is a lie 

And never have I felt like such a jerk 

Im afraid to even open my eyes 

Because I really dont want her to judge me 

I want her to really know who I am 

And then, and only then will she love me 

Well at least that was the plan 

If ever a boy needed a holiday 

If ever a girl needed someone to hold 

I just hope I dont act the same way 

By the time that I get that old 

What kind of cartwheels do I have to pull? 

What kind of jokes should I lay on her now? 

Im inclined to go finish high school 

Just to make her notice that Im around