More Than You Can Handle

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You want a Sunday morning, but I’m a Friday night
You’re lookin’ for a halo, but I’m lookin’ for a fight
You like your whiskey watered down, your truth a little sweet
But I’m the kind of jagged pill that’s hard for you to eat
You say you love the fire ‘til the smoke gets in your eyes
Then you’re lookin’ for the exit and a way to compromise

You want a yes ma’am girl with a simple little story
But I’m a three-act drama in all my tattered glory

I’m more than you can handle, baby, say it to my face
I’m a wild-eyed storm that you can’t quite outpace
If you’re lookin’ for easy, then I’m lookin’ for the door
I’ve been through hell and back, and I still came back for more
Yeah, I’m a lot of too much, I’m a lot of out of hand
I’m more than you can handle, and I’m more than you can stand

I see you gettin’ nervous every time I find my voice
You love my strong-willed spirit ‘til you don’t have a choice
You’re preachin’ calm down like it’s some kind of sin
But you can’t tame the hurricane once the wind starts rollin’ in
I won’t kill my spirit just to make your world feel right
I’ve been chasin’ off the dark my whole damn life

Take a good long look at the map across my skin
Every line is a battle that I had to go and win
These ain’t just scratches, they’re the price I had to pay
To be the woman standing in your path today
You want the perfect, but the broken is the truth
I ain’t gonna mend my soul just to comfort you

It ain’t that I’m too much, it’s just you ain’t enough
You want the velvet touch but you’re scared of the rough
I’ve been forged in the furnace, I’ve been baptized in the rain
You want the pleasure, but you can’t carry the pain

I’m more than you can handle, yeah, I’m too real for the room
I’m a beautiful disaster in a state of full bloom
If you need a quiet love, then I ain’t the girl for you
I’m a mountain you can’t climb with a view you’ll never choose
Yeah, I’m a lot of too much, I’m a lot of out of hand
I’m more than you can handle, Yeah, I’m more than you can stand
I’m more than you can handle, Yeah, I’m more than you can stand
Yeah, I’m more than you can stand

Yeah, I’m a riot, baby. Go find you a quiet baby