You Can Make Him Like You
The Hold Steady Lyrics

You don't have to deal with the dealers
You don't have to worry about buying drugs or interacting with drug dealers.

Let your boyfriend deal with the dealers
Your boyfriend can handle the task of obtaining drugs and dealing with drug dealers.

It only gets inconvenient When you wanna get high alone
Dealing with drug dealers becomes inconvenient only if you want to use drugs alone and can't obtain them without your boyfriend's help.

You don't have to know how to get home
You don't need to know the route to get home as your boyfriend can take care of making arrangements for your transportation.

Let your boyfriend tell the driver the best way to go,
Your boyfriend can instruct the driver on the best route to take to get home.

It only gets kinda weird when you wanna go home alone,
It becomes awkward only when you try to go home by yourself, without your boyfriend.

You don't have to know the inspiring people
You don't have to know the inspirational people as your boyfriend can introduce you to them.

Let your boyfriend know the inspiring people
Your boyfriend can bring you in touch with the inspiring people.

You can hang in the kitchen Talk about the stars in the upcoming sequel
You can engage in casual conversations about topics you are interested in, like the stars in an upcoming movie or series, while hanging out in the kitchen.

If you get tired of your boyfriend's things There's always other boys, There's always other boyfriends
In case you get bored with your current boyfriend, there will always be other guys available.

If you get tired of your boyfriend's scene There's always other scenes There's always other boyfriends
If you get bored with the lifestyle of your current boyfriend, you can always find another lifestyle and boyfriend.

You don't have to go to the right kind of schools,
You don't have to attend a particular school to be part of a certain lifestyle.

Let your boyfriend come from the right kind of school
Your boyfriend can belong to the right kind of school and you can still be part of that lifestyle through him.

You can wear his old sweatshirt You can cover yourself like a bruise
You can wear your boyfriend's clothes, even if they're old or worn out, to show you're part of the same group as him.

But if you get tired of your boyfriend's things There's always other boys There's always other boyfriends If you get tired of your football pranks There's always other boys There's always other boyfriends If you get tired of the car he drives, There's always other boys And you can make him like you If you get tired of the music he likes There's always other boys And you can make him like you
No matter what aspect of your boyfriend you get bored with, there will always be other guys with similar interests or characteristics, and even if they don't, you can always try to mold him to become like you.

They say you don't have a problem Until you start to do it alone
People say that you don't realize how bad something is until you start doing it alone.

They say you don't have a problem Until you start bringing it home
People say that you don't realize how bad something is until you start bringing the consequences of your actions home.

They say you don't have a problem Until you start sleeping alone
People say that you don't realize how bad something is until you start experiencing its negative effects alone, like insomnia or loneliness.

There's always other boys There's always other boyfriends And you can make him like you
No matter what happens, there will always be other guys interested in you, and you have the power to shape your boyfriend's interests or personality to better match yours.