All-American She-Witch

In a world where Britney and Jamie-Lynn Spears are singlehandedly corrupting our nation's youth, Carrie Underwood is truly a breath of fresh air. She's wholesome, talented, beautiful, and a college graduate to boot. She's the kind of celebrity I wouldn't mind my (completely hypothetical) daughter taking as a role model.

Having said all that, her most recent song annoys me. All-American Girl is a fairly typical fluffy country-pop girl-power song. The second verse, however, has our protagonist falling for the star of the football team. While girls probably think his devotion to her is romantic, any man can see that this girl is nothing but trouble.

'fore you knew it, he was dropping passes
Skipping practice just to spend more time with her

His coach said, hey son what's your problem?
Tell me, have you lost your mind?
Your daddy says you'll lose you free ride to college
Boy you better tell her goodbye

Naturally, he fails to heed the coach's warning. The two end up getting married and having a girl of their own.

On the surface, this appears to be a "Happily Ever After" story. But of course the truth is more insidious. What the hell is this girl's problem that she's letting her boyfriend risk jeopardizing his future so that they can go to the mall? Not to mention that he's letting down all his teammates. If she truly cared about him, she wouldn't act so selfishly.