Tough - Kurtis Blow

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 
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