Complicated Lyrics
Avril Lavigne
Lyrics
Uh-huh, life's like this
Uh-huh, uh-huh, that's the way it is
'Cause life's like this
Uh-huh, uh-huh, that's the way it is
Chill out, what you yelling for?
Lay back, it's all been done before
And if you could only let it be
You would see
I like you the way you are
When we're driving in your car
And you're talking to me, one on one
But you become
Somebody else 'round everyone else
You're watching your back like you can't relax
You're trying to be cool
You look like a fool to me
Tell me
Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else
Gets me frustrated
Life's like this, you
You fall, and you crawl, and you break
And you take what you get, and you turn it into honesty
Promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
No, no, no
You come over unannounced
Dressed up like you're something else
Where you aren't, where it's at you see
You're making me
Laugh out, when you strike your pose
Take off all your preppy clothes
You know you're not fooling anyone
When you become
Somebody else 'round everyone else
You're watching your back like you can't relax
You're trying to be cool
You look like a fool to me
Tell me
Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else
Gets me frustrated
Life's like this, you
You fall, and you crawl, and you break
And you take what you get, and you turn it into honesty
Promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
No, no, no
(No, no, no)
(No, no, no)
(No, no, no)
Chill out, what you yelling for?
Lay back, it's all been done before
And if you could only let it be
You would see
Somebody else 'round everyone else
You're watching your back like you can't relax
You're trying to be cool
You look like a fool to me
Tell me
Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else
Gets me frustrated
Life's like this, you
You fall, and you crawl, and you break
And you take what you get, and you turn it into honesty
Promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
No, no
Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else
Gets me frustrated
Life's like this, you
You fall, and you crawl, and you break
And you take what you get, and you turn it into honesty
Promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
No, no, no
Song & Lyrics Facts
Avril Lavigne's "Complicated" was released on June 4, 2002 as the lead single from her debut studio album of the same name. The song was written by Avril Lavigne and The Matrix (Scott Spock, Lauren Christy, and Graham Edwards) and produced by The Matrix.
It features Lavigne singing with a band, which includes guitarists Evan Taubenfeld and Matthew Brann, bassist Charles Moniz, drummer Josh Freese and keyboardist Paul Bushnell. Lyrically, the song talks about a relationship that is hard to define due to its complexity. The song became one of Lavigne’s biggest hits, topping charts in more than ten countries worldwide and becoming her signature song.