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The Strokes - Barely Legal
[Verse 1]
I didn't take no shortcuts
I spent the money that I saved up
Oh, mama running out of luck
But 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 trenchcoat?
[Verse 2]
I should have worked much harder
I should have just not bothered
I never show up on weekdays
And something that you learned yesterday
Drive you to work and you'll be on time
These 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
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I just want to turn you down
I just want to turn you around
Oh, you ain't never had nothing I wanted, but
I want it all, I just can't figure out nothing
One of three tracks originally included on The Modern Age EP that prompted a record label bidding war and would later appear on their debut album Is This It. “Barely Legal” is about a girl who’s just turned 18 and is extremely naive in everything she does. The narrator is talking about her and how he doesn’t see anything in her but is obsessed with her still for some reason. Interestingly enough, Julian’s father John Casablancas infamously had an affair with a 16 year old model when he was 41. The irony of the situation could be a jab at his father who he was known to have issues with or a mere coincidence.
