Alternative Girlfriend

You're in an all-girl band

Your futon's second hand

Your parents understand, but you don't care

I have a job in a shop

I'm an undercover cop

I make sure the customers aren't thieves

Old at being young

Young at being old

Everything's on hold within our evolution

You're my alternative girlfriend

I love you and now you cannot pretend

There's nothing left that won't cross over

Last night we slept on the lawn

You woke up and I was gone

Back to the dream I dream to leave

My life with her is a bore

A worn-out metaphor

No more surprises up its sleeve

We're old at being young, young at being old

Everything's been sold to others' revolutions

You're my alternative girlfriend

I love you and now you cannot pretend

There's nothing left that won't cross over

You live above your dad's four-car garage

With your vinyl and imaginary entourage

If I pull up in a U-Haul, pack up quick

So we can get out of this town, 'cause it makes me sick

You're my alternative girlfriend

I love you and now you cannot pretend

There's nothing left that won't cross over