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Sk8er Boi - Avril Lavigne

Album: Let Go

genre: Alternative Rock

He was a boy, she was a girl
Can I make it any more obvious?
He was a punk, she did ballet
What more can I say?
He wanted her, she’d never tell
But secretly she wanted him as well
But all of her friends stuck up their nose
They had a problem with his baggy clothes

He was a skater boy, she said “see you later, boy”
He wasn’t good enough for her
She had a pretty face, but her head was up in space
She needed to come back down to earth

Five years from now, she sits at home
Feeding the baby, she’s all alone
She turns on TV, guess who she sees
Skater boy rocking up MTV
She calls up her friends, they already know
And they’ve all got tickets to see his show
She tags along, stands in the crowd
Looks up at the man that she turned down

He was a skater boy, she said “see you later, boy”
He wasn’t good enough for her
Now he’s a superstar, slamming on his guitar
Does your pretty face see what he’s worth?

He was a skater boy, anymore she said “see you later, boy”
He wasn’t good enough for her
Now he’s a superstar, slamming on his guitar
Does your pretty face see what he’s worth?

Sorry, girl, but you missed out
Well, tough luck, that boy’s mine now
We are more than just good friends
This is how the story ends
Too bad that you couldn’t see
See the man that boy could be
There is more than meets the eye
I see the soul that is inside

He’s just a boy and I’m just a girl
Can I make it any more obvious?
We are in love, haven’t you heard
How we rock each others world?

I’m with the skater boy, I said “see you later, boy”
I’ll be backstage after the show
I’ll be at a studio, singing the song we wrote
About a girl you used to know

Lyrics added by Sandra Quinn

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Avril tells the story of a successful rocker and a girl he knew in high school, who rejected him because he was a skateboarder and she was a snob.
Song details
  • Video Direction: Francis Lawrence
  • Release Date: 22 August 2002
The single reached top 10 in both the US and the UK. Furthermore, it brought Avril a Grammy nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.