Intro:
I don’t want a lot I want just enough
So why has it got to be so damn TOUGH
Livin’ on the uptown side of jive
Hustlin’ a buck to stay alive
Lookin’ for a ten and they give your five
Well it’s tough
You talk to the boss the boss is gruff
You ask for a raise and they call your bluff
You may get some but it’s never enough
Because it’s tough
STRONG:Like a magnum force
ROUGH:Like a new divorce
MEAN:Like a three-time loser
BAD:Like an L.A. cruiser
DOWN:Like a limousine
BLIND:Like a submarine
HARD:Like cold concrete
TOUGH:That’s the rhythm of the beat
You hit the street and you look for work
You don’t want to be some welfare jerk
But I wonder how you get to be Captain Kirk
It’s tough
Now Kirk has a ship called the Enterprise
He cuts the aliens down to size
But I wonder what he’d do with the uptown guys
They’re tough
TOUGH:
Try to get some cash
When you’re looking for a raise and they give you trash
ROUGH:
When you got it like that
And your woman’s running ’round with a baseball bat
HARD:
Try to play it cool when the girl’s all know you’re an out of work fool
TOUGH:
How it seems to be,wish I had somebody lookin’ out for me
Try to find a lover if you dare
Even if you do she just won’t care
Well no one ever said that that life is fair
Because it’s tough
Saw a fine young lady the other day
I started my rap,I had a lot to say
But she said she was goin’ with a C.P.A.
Now it’s tough
STRONG:Like a superhero
ROUGH:Like a bank book zero
MEAN:Like the Oakland Raiders
BAD:Like the Caped Crusaders
DOWN:Like a homerun ball
BLIND:Like an umpire’s call
HARD:Like a cruel deceit
TOUGH:That’s the rhythm of the beat
You worked all year to buy a brand new car
