Explain It To Me Lyrics

Lyric discussion by dontkillwhitey 

Cover art for Explain It To Me lyrics by Liz Phair

Along the lines of gerbileater's post, it's about how contrived and strange all the macho patriarchal systems of the world are and how people get pushed into them for one reason or another. She specifically mentions sports and religion in particular ("kiss the gravel"=every time the pope visits a different country he will kiss the ground to bless it)