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