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

Thet'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 The 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 So 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 Bein' 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 Blowling Alley And I Threw It All Away



Well It's It All Just A Big Game?