Complicated Lyrics

[Refrain]
You're not easy to love
You're not easy to love, no
You're not easy to love
You're not easy to love, no

[Chorus]
Why is everything with you so complicated?
Why do you make it hard to love you?
Oh, I hate it
'Cause if you really wanna be alone, I
Will throw my hands up 'cause, baby, I tried
But everything with you is so complicated
Oh, why?

[Verse 1]
Sometimes, I get you
Sometimes, I don't understand
Sometimes, I love you
Sometimes, it's you I can't stand
Sometimes, I wanna hug you
Sometimes, I wanna push you away
Most times, I wanna kiss you
Other times, punch you in the face
'Cause every minute, you start switching up
And you say things like you don't give a fuck
Then I say I'm through with you, take my heart from you
And you come running after me, and baby, I'm back with you, oh
[Refrain]
You're not easy to love
You're not easy to love, no
You're not easy to love
You're not easy to love, no

[Chorus]
Why is everything with you so complicated?
Why do you make it hard to love you?
Oh, I hate it
'Cause if you really wanna be alone, I
Will throw my hands up 'cause, baby, I tried
But everything with you is so complicated
Oh, why?

[Verse 2]
Sometimes, I catch you
Sometimes, you get away
Sometimes, I read you
Other times, I'm like, "Where are you on the page?"
Sometimes, I feel like we will be together forever
But you're so complicated, my heart knows better

[Chorus]
Why is everything with you so complicated?
Why do you make it hard to love you?
Oh, I hate it
'Cause if you really wanna be alone, I
Will throw my hands up 'cause, baby, I tried
But everything with you is so complicated
Oh, why?
[Bridge]
I'ma stick around just a little while longer
Just to make sure that you're really sure
You like sleeping alone
I'ma stick around just a little while longer
Just to make sure that you're really sure
You like sleeping alone

[Chorus]
Why is everything with you so complicated?
Why do you make it hard to love you?
Oh, I hate it
'Cause if you really wanna be alone, I
Will throw my hands up 'cause, baby, I tried
But everything with you is so complicated
Oh, why?

[Refrain]
You're not easy to love
You're not easy to love, no
You're not easy to love
You're not easy to love, no

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One of the dance, club smashers of Rihanna’s album Loud, all about a relationship where she doesn’t know what to do.

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What did Rihanna say about "Complicated"?
Genius Answer

According to Songfacts, Rihanna told MTV News:

That song, it’s not a sex thing. It’s not like only women can sing this song or only women can relate to this song, ‘cause it’s an individual thing and sometimes, sometimes, men are just too complicated and then again, men can find women complicated. But it all depends on the individual. Because not all women think love is complicated and not all men think that, but there are some women and some men who strongly believe that love is just too complicated.

Credits
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Vocal Producer
Mixing Engineer
Assistant Recording Engineer
Recorded At
Westlake Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Release Date
November 12, 2010
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