| 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
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| When the girls all know you’re an out of work fool
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| TOUGH:
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| How it seems to be
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| 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 of 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… |
Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Tough , by - Kurtis Blow. Song from the album The Best Of Kurtis Blow, in the genre Иностранный рэп и хип-хоп