Tough

I wanted lace, I wanted pearls,

To be a princess like the other girls.

But life came hard, to my front door.

And I grew up trying to even out the score.

Tough, I ain’t never been nothing but tough,

All my edges have always been rough.

But jesus loves me anyway.

Oh backbone, there ain’t nothing wrong

With a woman that got a little backbone.

You just wait ’til you taste her kind of love.

You want a shy little thing, a pretty little high heel thing,

Gonna cry if I don’t polish up. Tough.

The way I see it, the hand of fate, did me a favor,

With the cards He dealt my way.

Found out real fast, life is a game.

You’re out real quick if you don’t know how to play, tough.

I ain’t never been nothing but tough,

All my edges have always been rough.

But jesus loves me anyway.

Oh backbone, there ain’t nothing wrong

With a woman that got a little backbone.

You just wait ’til you taste her kind of love.

You want a shy little thing, a pretty little high heel thing,

Gonna cry if I don’t polish up.

Are you serious? You ain’t fooled me much.

You justa hanging round so you can try your luck.

Well tough, I ain’t never been nothing but tough,

All my edges has always been rough.

You want a shy little thing, a pretty little high heel thing,

Gonna cry if I don’t polish up.

You know what I got to say about that is tough