All Woman, All Fire

"...I been called too much my whole life

Too loud, too wild, too big, too real

But 'too much' for them was just right for me."

I was raised by women who worked with their hands

Mama in the kitchen, Grandma workin' the land

Auntie said, "Baby, don't you trust no stranger's praise

Judge a man by his truth, not the sweet things he says."

I watched 'em sew heartbreak till the seam got tight

Learned you can cry in the mornin' and still dance at night

Life put me to work before my hands were strong

Now every callous sings a different song

Then a man tried his hand with a confident play

Said I was the one, said he'd never stray

But when I sang too loud and I held my ground

He slipped out quiet without a sound

I worked the late shift, dragged my guitar cross town

Played for tips in basements, never backing down

The world tried to tell me I was too much to take

I just turned it up louder for my own damn sake

I'm all woman, all fire, standing on my own

Built this life from nothing, every step I've grown

You can doubt me, baby, but I'll call your bluff

I'm all woman... and woman's enough

Had men want the curves without the spine

Men who couldn't handle when I drew the line

But I'm tender on my terms and I'm wild when I please

This body's mine alone, I hold the keys

Some nights I'm by myself, that don't bother me none

I'd rather sleep alone than wake up wishing he was gone

I've closed more doors than I've opened wide

Now I only let love in when it's worth the ride

"...Most men want a woman they can handle. I ain't that woman."

I'm all woman, all fire, standing on my own

Built this life from nothing, every step I've grown

You can doubt me, baby, but I'll call your bluff

I'm all woman... and woman's enough

Now I sing for the women still finding their way

The ones workin' double just to make it through the day

For every soul who's been beaten down by the grind

Your strength's in your bones, not in being refined