I tried everything there was to please her, I even tried to get her off of my mindI gave her everything that I ever had, but a little too much lovin' turned her badA little too much understandin' is what she wanted from meJust a place to rest her head and let her heart be freeYeahYes, she was the best love I ever had, but a little too much lovin' turned her badNow that she has joined all the honky-tonks, and she's out there every night just havin' her funI wonder if she thinks I'm really mad at herWhen a little too much lovin' turned her badA little too much understandin' is what she wanted from meJust a place to rest her head and let her heart be freeYes, she was the best love I ever had, but a little too much lovin' turned her badYes, a little too much lovin' turned her bad