Lyrics to
Hard To Handle

This version of Hard To Handle was released by Grateful Dead in 1973.

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Baby here I am and I’m a man upon the scene
I can give you what you want, but you got to come home with me
I got a whole lot of good ole loving and I got some in store
When I get through throwin’ it on to you got to come back for more

Boys and things will come by the dozen
Ain’t nothin’ but drug store love
Pretty little thing let me light your candle
Cause mama I’m sure hard to handle, now yes I am.

Action speaks louder than words and I’m a man with great experience
I know you got another man, but I can love you better than him
Take my hand, don’t be afraid I’m gonna prove every word I say
I’m advertising love for free so won’t you place your ad with me?

Boys and things will come by the dozen
Ain’t nothin’ but drug store love
Pretty little thing let me light your candle

Give it to me baby, I got to have it, some of your love
It’s all I need, early in the morning, late in the evening.

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The lyrics for Hard To Handle are defined as the words making up the song released by Grateful Dead in 1973. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Hard To Handle have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Grateful Dead and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Hard To Handle by Grateful Dead if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Hard To Handle" means the words set to the music of Hard To Handle, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Grateful Dead. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Hard To Handle and the lyrics to Hard To Handle are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Grateful Dead who came here looking just for the lyrics to Hard To Handle, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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