"Alternative Girlfriend" adalah lagu yang dibawakan oleh Barenaked Ladies. Lagu ini melukiskan hubungan yang tidak biasa antara seorang narator laki-laki dan seorang perempuan yang dianggap sebagai "pacar alternatif". Lirik lagu ini mengeksplorasi tema kebosanan, keinginan akan perubahan, dan kontras antara masa muda dan masa tua. Narator menggambarkan kekasihnya sebagai seorang perempuan yang unik dan mandiri, sementara dia sendiri merasa terperangkap dalam pekerjaannya dan hubungan yang membosankan.
Alternative Girlfriend Lyrics
Barenaked Ladies
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
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
