Too Loud to Handle

Verse 1 Kicked my Red Wings off the porch step, Didn’t bother with goodbye. Grabbed that Carhartt and the busted map, Chased the taillights through the night. Thought mile marker 93 might Wash the weight off my back somehow, But that Super 8 silence— Man, it screamed like a freight train loud. Pre-Chorus Yeah, I cussed out the whiskey, But it just laughed in my face. You can outrun every backroad sin, Hell, they still keep your pace. Chorus ’Cause the quiet gets too heavy, Too loud to handle on my own. Every heartbeat keeps on echoing The life I should’ve known. God, I’m clawing for a whisper— Just a sign to drag me home. I’ve been lost out in the blacktop, And the quiet chills the bone. Verse 2 Watched the ice d***n in that Dixie cup, Pride slipped out like smoke. Begged the Lord to stitch me back Into something that won’t c***e. Called my brother past midnight, Said, “Man, I’m thin as tin.” He said, “Grace ain’t for the strong ones, It’s for nights you cave within.” Pre-Chorus So I pointed east at sunrise, Let forgiveness flood my chest. Sometimes the hardest damn road you drive Is the one that brings you rest. Chorus ’Cause the quiet gets too heavy, Too loud to handle on my own. Every heartbeat keeps on echoing The life I should’ve known. God, I’m clawing for a whisper— Just a sign to drag me home. I’ve been lost out in the blacktop, And the quiet chills the bone. Bridge Now I’m standing in her porch light, Ball cap low, rain in my eyes. Telling her I found a Savior Big enough to take my lies. If she’ll walk it day by day now, I’ll f***t every pull and storm— Not with whiskey, not with leaving, But a love that keeps me warm. Chorus (Final) Yeah, the quiet gets too heavy, But I ain’t facing it alone. Her hand in mine is steady, And my faith has found its home. God, You handed me a whisper When my world was sinking low. I’m still learning, still half-broken— But the silence don’t cut like before. No, the silence don’t hurt anymore.