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

A Coupe de Ville or a Jaguar

But you didn't make enough for a good cigar

Because it's tough

So you went to the bank to try to get a loan

But the guy behind the desk had a heart os stone

He said "You don't need a car,use the telephone!"

It's tough



TOUGH:

It's a way of life,lost your job

Your money,but not your wife



ROUGH:

Gettin' in the black,Uncle Sam's in your pocket

And your woman's on your back



HARD:

That's the deal,had to get a loan just to buy a meal



TOUGH:

That's how it goes,when it's gettin' better,nobody knows



STRONG:Like Chocolate Thunder

ROUGH:Like Stevie Wonder

MEAN:Like Brucie The Shark

BAD:Like the Raider's Ark

DOWN:Like Sugar's Glove

BLIND:Like a man in love

HARD:Like a big defeat

TOUGH:That's the rhythm of the beat



TOUGH:That's the word,unemployment is all I heard

ROUGH:When you start your day,watch the finance man tow your car away

HARD:To hold a job when you've been replaced by a little blue knob

TOUGH:Like a dollar steak,ain't someone ever gonna give me a break



Tough.