[Verse 1]
I broke down on the yellow line train
My sweater got tear-stained
My favorite record is a slow jam
Just shows you what a wimp I am
I get emo when I watch TV
It always feels like they're talking to me
I broke down on the yellow line train
Can't lie about what's on my brain

[Verse 2]
I know I've ruined a night or two
I couldn't hold back my views
Family dinner turned off the news
Stuck in a silent room
And I'd rather die by the truth
And hide away feeling shades of blue
I've ruined a night or two

[Chorus]
'Cause it's hard being hardcore
I'll cut the lights and cry in the dark more
If you don't feel, then what the hell is a heart for?
'Cause it's hard being hardcore

[Verse 3]
Everybody's got the same blank face
Tough roughing up the place
When you're not putting up a front
Now you're the crazy one
Leather jackets line up at the bar
Good at hiding who they are
Everybody's got the same blank face

[Chorus]
'Cause it's hard being hardcore
I'll cut the lights and cry in the dark more
If you don't feel, then what the hell is a heart for?
'Cause it's hard being hardcore

[Post-Chorus]
Hardcore
Ah-ah-aah, na-na-na
Hardcore
Ah-ah-aah, na-na-na
[Bridge]
So I'd rather die by the truth
And hide away feeling shades of blue
You want tears, I've shed a few

[Chorus]
'Cause it's hard being hardcore
I'll cut the lights and cry in the dark more
If you don't feel, then what the hell is a heart for?
'Cause it's hard being hardcore

[Post-Chorus]
Hardcore (Hardcore)
Ah-ah-aah, na-na-na (Ah-ah-aah, na-na-na)
Hardcore (Hardcore)
Ah-ah-aah, na-na-na (Ah-ah-aah, na-na-na)

[Outro]
Na-na, na-na
Hardcore, ooh
Na-na, na-na, na-na
Oooh-ooh
Na-na, na-na, na-na
Being hardcore
Na-na, na-na