Barely Legal (ep Version) Lyrics - The Modern Age [ep] - Strokes

I didn't take no shortcuts 

I spent the money that I saved up 

Aw mama runnin' out of luck 

Well like my sister, don't give a fuck 

I wanna steal your innocence 

To me my life, it don't make any sense 

These strange manners, I loved 'em so 

Why won't you wear your new trench coat? 

I should have worked much harder 

I should have just not bothered 

I never show up on weekdays 

And somethin' that you learned yesterday 

Drive you to work and you'll be on time 

Your little problems, they're not yours they're mine 

Come on listen to what I say 

I've got some secrets that'll make you stay 

I just want to turn you down 

I just want to turn you around 

Oh you ain't never had nothin' I wanted but 

I want it all, I just can't figure out, nothin' 

And all together it went well 

We may pretend we were best friends 

Then she said "Oh you're a freak" 

They ordered me to make mistakes 

Together again, like the beginnin' 

It all works somehow in the end 

The things we did the thing you hide 

But for the record it's between you and I 

I didn't take no shortcuts 

I spent the money that I saved up 

Aw mama runnin' out of luck 

Well like my sister don't give a fuck 

I wanna steal your innocence 

To me my life it just don't make any sense 

Your strange manners I love them so 

Why won't you wear your new trench coat? 

I just want to misbehave 

I just want to be your slave 

Oh you ain't never had nothin' I wanted but 

I want it all, I just can't figure out, nothin' 

And all together it went well 

We may pretend we were best friends 

Then she said "Oh I can wait" 

They ordered me to make mistakes 

Together again, like the beginnin' 

It all works somehow in the end 

The things we did the thing you hide 

But for the record it's between you and I