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
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
“Hard to Explain” foi lançada como o primeiro single do álbum de estreia do The Strokes, *Is This It*, em 25 de junho de 2001.
A faixa alcançou o nº 7 nas paradas do Canadá, o nº 10 na Irlanda e o nº 16 no Reino Unido.
O produtor Gordon Raphael revelou em entrevista de 2023 que a música foi inicialmente escrita por Julian Casablancas usando uma caixa de ritmos.
Como faixa de destaque do álbum, “Hard to Explain” ajudou a definir o som do indie rock dos anos 2000.
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