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Artist: The Strokes
Canonical path: /the-strokes/hard-to-explain
Related lyric paths: 6
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Hard To Explain
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Hard To Explain
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Was an honest man
Asked me for the phone
Tried to take control
Oh, I don't see it that way
I don't see it that way
Oh, we shared some ideas
All obsessed with fame
Says we're all the same
Oh, I don't see it that way
I don't see it that way
Raised in Carolina
I'm not like that
Trying to remind her
When we go back
I missed the last bus, I'll take the next train
I'll try but you see, it's hard to explain
I say the right thing but act the wrong way
I like it right here, but I cannot stay
I'm watching TV; forget what I'm told
Well, I am too young, and they are too old
The joke is on you, this place is a zoo
You're right it's true
He said he can't decide
I shake my head to say
"Everything's just great"
Oh, I just can't remember
I just can't remember
Raised in Carolina, she says:
"I'm not like that"
Trying to remind her
When we go back
I say the right thing but act the wrong way
I like it right here but I cannot stay
I'm watching TV; forget what I'm told
Well, I am too young, and they are too old
Oh man, can't you see, I'm nervous, so please
Pretend to be nice, so I can be mean
I missed the last bus, we'll take the next train
I'll try but you see, it's hard to explain
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