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