I wanted lace, I wanted pearls,
To be a princess like the other girls.
But life came hard, to my front door.
And I grew up trying to even out the score.
Tough, I ain’t never been nothing but tough,
All my edges have always been rough.
But jesus loves me anyway.
Oh backbone, there ain’t nothing wrong
With a woman that got a little backbone.
You just wait ’til you taste her kind of love.
You want a shy little thing, a pretty little high heel thing,
Gonna cry if I don’t polish up. Tough.
The way I see it, the hand of fate, did me a favor,
With the cards He dealt my way.
Found out real fast, life is a game.
You’re out real quick if you don’t know how to play, tough.
I ain’t never been nothing but tough,
All my edges have always been rough.
But jesus loves me anyway.
Oh backbone, there ain’t nothing wrong
With a woman that got a little backbone.
You just wait ’til you taste her kind of love.
You want a shy little thing, a pretty little high heel thing,
Gonna cry if I don’t polish up.
Are you serious? You ain’t fooled me much.
You justa hanging round so you can try your luck.
Well tough, I ain’t never been nothing but tough,
All my edges has always been rough.
You want a shy little thing, a pretty little high heel thing,
Gonna cry if I don’t polish up.
You know what I got to say about that is tough