New York City Cops (Hard to Explain B‐Side) Songtext
von The Strokes

Oh!
Ha-ha, I meant ah!
No, I didn′t mean that at all
Ooh-ooh

Here in the streets so mechanized
Rise to the bottom of the meaning of life
Studied all the rules and didn't want no part
But I let you in just to break this heart

Even though it was only one night, it was
Fucking strange
Nina′s in the bedroom
She said, "Time to go now"
But leavin' it ain't easy
I got to let go, oh, I got to let go
And the hours they ran slow
I said, every night, she just can′t stop saying


New York City cops, New York City cops
New York City cops, but they ain′t too smart
New York City cops, New York City cops
New York City cops, but they ain't too smart

Well, kill me now ′cause I let you down
I swear one day I'm gonna leave this town
Stop!
Yes, I′m leaving, 'cause it just won′t work
And they act like Romans, but they dress like Turks
Some time in your prime
See me, I like the summertime but, hey

Nina's in the bedroom
She said, "Time to go now"
But leaving, it ain't easy
Oh, I got to let go, oh, I got to let go, oh
Trapped in an apartment
She would not let them get her
She wrote it in a letter
I got to come clean but the authorities they′ve seen
Darling, I′m somewhere in between
I said, every night, she just can't stop saying


New York City cops, New York City cops
New York City cops, but they ain′t too smart
New York City cops, New York City cops
New York City cops, but they ain't too smart