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You Don’t Have to Be So Tough Lyrics by Leslie Stevens

Sinner

2019

[Verse 1]
I believe you don't
But I wonder if you do
Do you know how I feel?
How I obsess?
How I need every promise?
How I cling to your little words?
Your phone is off, and I imagine
You're ridin' on a dark highway
Past a cactus tree
[Chorus]
You don't have to be so tough now
Don't you think that I'd understand?
You don't have to be so certain now
That you're the only one with a plan
You can't pawn love
Love has demands
[Verse 2]
A voice calls out, "Put up your hands"
And the struggle's short and angry
And the gun lands in the gravel
And the barrel fills with sand
[Chorus]
You don't have to be so tough now
Don't you think that I'd understand?
You don't have to be so certain now
That you're the only one with a plan
You can't pawn love
Love has demands
[Outro]
When will you love me like you love running?
When will you love me like I love you?
Oh, I believe you don't
But I wonder if you do
Oh, I believe you won't
But I wonder if you will
Oh, I believe you don't
But I wonder if you will
Credits
Leslie Stevens

Leslie Stevens

About “You Don’t Have to Be So Tough” by Leslie Stevens

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"You Don’t Have to Be So Tough" is credited to Leslie Stevens. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"You Don’t Have to Be So Tough" appears on "Sinner" in 2019.

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