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Intro:
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I don't want a lot,I want just enough
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So why has it got to be so damn TOUGH
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Livin' on the uptown side of jive
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Hustlin' a buck to stay alive
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Lookin' for a ten and they give your five
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Well it's tough
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You talk to the boss,the boss is gruff
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You ask for a raise and they call your bluff
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You may get some,but it's never enough
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Because it's tough
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STRONG:Like a magnum force
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ROUGH:Like a new divorce
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MEAN:Like a three-time loser
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BAD:Like an L.A. cruiser
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DOWN:Like a limousine
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BLIND:Like a submarine
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HARD:Like cold concrete
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TOUGH:That's the rhythm of the beat
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You hit the street and you look for work
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You don't want to be some welfare jerk
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But I wonder how you get to be Captain Kirk
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It's tough
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Now Kirk has a ship called the Enterprise
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He cuts the aliens down to size
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But I wonder what he'd do with the uptown guys
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They're tough
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TOUGH:
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Try to get some cash
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When you're looking for a raise and they give you trash
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ROUGH:
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When you got it like that
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And your woman's running 'round with a baseball bat
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HARD:
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Try to play it cool when the girl's all know you're an out of work fool
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TOUGH:
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How it seems to be,wish I had somebody lookin' out for me
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Try to find a lover if you dare
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Even if you do she just won't care
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Well no one ever said that that life is fair
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Because it's tough
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Saw a fine young lady the other day
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I started my rap,I had a lot to say
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But she said she was goin' with a C.P.A.
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Now it's tough
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STRONG:Like a superhero
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ROUGH:Like a bank book zero
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MEAN:Like the Oakland Raiders
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BAD:Like the Caped Crusaders
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DOWN:Like a homerun ball
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BLIND:Like an umpire's call
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HARD:Like a cruel deceit
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TOUGH:That's the rhythm of the beat
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You worked all year to buy a brand new car
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A Coupe de Ville or a Jaguar
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But you didn't make enough for a good cigar
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Because it's tough
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So you went to the bank to try to get a loan
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But the guy behind the desk had a heart os stone
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He said "You don't need a car,use the telephone!"
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It's tough
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TOUGH:
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It's a way of life,lost your job
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Your money,but not your wife
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ROUGH:
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Gettin' in the black,Uncle Sam's in your pocket
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And your woman's on your back
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HARD:
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That's the deal,had to get a loan just to buy a meal
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TOUGH:
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That's how it goes,when it's gettin' better,nobody knows
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STRONG:Like Chocolate Thunder
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ROUGH:Like Stevie Wonder
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MEAN:Like Brucie The Shark
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BAD:Like the Raider's Ark
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DOWN:Like Sugar's Glove
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BLIND:Like a man in love
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HARD:Like a big defeat
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TOUGH:That's the rhythm of the beat
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TOUGH:That's the word,unemployment is all I heard
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ROUGH:When you start your day,watch the finance man tow your car away
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HARD:To hold a job when you've been replaced by a little blue knob
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TOUGH:Like a dollar steak,ain't someone ever gonna give me a break
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Tough.....
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Tough
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| Kurtis Blow |
