Tough （难）-Kurtis Blow Written by ：Robert Arthur Ford Jr./James B.Moore /Russell W.Simmons /Lawrence Smith I don't want a lot I want just enough So why has it got to be so d**n 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 Strong like a superhero Rough like a bank book zero Mean like the oakland raiders Bad like the caped crusaders Down like a homerun ball Blind like an umpire's call Hard like a cruel deceit Tough that's the rhythm of the beat You worked all year to buy a brand new car A coupe de ville or a jaguar But you didn't make enough for a good cigar Because it's tough So you went to the bank to try to get A loan But the guy behind the desk had a heart os Stone He said you don't need A car use the telephone It's tough Tough It's a way of life lost your job Your money but not your wife Rough Gettin'in the black uncle Sam's in your pocket And your woman's on your back Hard That's the deal had to get a loan just to Buy a meal Tough That's how it goes When it's gettin'better nobody knows Strong like chocolate thunder Rough like stevie wonder Mean like brucie the shark Bad like the raider's ark Down like sugar's glove Blind like a man in love Hard like a big defeat Tough that's the rhythm of the beat Tough that's the word unemployment Is all I heard Rough when you start your day Watch the finance man tow Your car away Hard to hold a job When you've been replaced by a Little blue knob Tough like a dollar steak Ain't someone ever gonna give me A break
[00:00.00]Tough （难）-Kurtis Blow [00:00.340]Written by ：Robert Arthur Ford Jr./James B.Moore /Russell W.Simmons /Lawrence Smith [00:00.692]I don't want a lot I want just enough [00:03.168]So why has it got to be so d**n tough [00:14.472]Livin'on the uptown side of jive [00:16.720]Hustlin'a buck to stay alive [00:19.48]Lookin'for a ten and they give your five [00:20.964]Well it's tough [00:23.500]You talk to the boss the boss is gruff [00:25.677]You ask for a raise and they call your bluff [00:27.973]You may get some but it's never enough [00:29.739]Because it's tough [00:32.547]Strong like a magnum force [00:34.829]Rough like a new divorce [00:37.101]Mean like a three time loser [00:39.346]Bad like an l a cruiser [00:41.490]Down like a limousine [00:43.754]Blind like a submarine [00:45.921]Hard like cold concrete [00:48.166]Tough that's the rhythm of the beat [01:08.424]You hit the street and you look for work [01:10.664]You don't want to be some welfare jerk [01:12.712]But I wonder how you get to be captain kirk [01:15.72]It's tough [01:17.216]Now kirk has a ship called the enterprise [01:19.544]He cuts the aliens down to size [01:21.800]But I wonder [01:22.349]What he'd do with the uptown guys [01:24.53]They're tough [01:26.461]Tough [01:27.477]Try to get some cash [01:28.549]When you're looking for [01:29.184]A raise and they give you [01:30.384]Trash [01:30.979]Rough [01:31.891]When you got it like that [01:33.115]And your woman's running [01:33.963]'Round with a baseball bat [01:35.475]Hard [01:36.347]Try to play it cool [01:37.547]When the girl's all know [01:38.547]You're an out of work fool [01:39.937]Tough [01:40.768]How it seems to be wish [01:42.122]I had somebody lookin' [01:43.227]Out for me [02:38.511]Try to find a lover if you dare [02:40.741]Even if you do she just won't care [02:42.908]Well no one ever said that that life is fair [02:44.890]Because it's tough [02:47.114]Saw a fine young lady the other day [02:49.592]I started my rap I had a lot to say [02:51.653]But she said she was goin'with a [02:53.79]C P A [02:53.827]Now it's tough [02:56.496]Strong like a superhero [02:58.699]Rough like a bank book zero [03:01.47]Mean like the oakland raiders [03:03.262]Bad like the caped crusaders [03:05.410]Down like a homerun ball [03:07.666]Blind like an umpire's call [03:09.906]Hard like a cruel deceit [03:12.186]Tough that's the rhythm of the beat [03:32.433]You worked all year to buy a brand new car [03:34.641]A coupe de ville or a jaguar [03:36.768]But you didn't make enough for a good cigar [03:38.988]Because it's tough [03:41.180]So you went to the bank to try to get [03:43.02]A loan [03:43.546]But the guy behind the desk had a heart os [03:45.130]Stone [03:45.634]He said you don't need [03:46.634]A car use the telephone [03:47.833]It's tough [03:50.513]Tough [03:51.393]It's a way of life lost your job [03:53.269]Your money but not your wife [03:54.935]Rough [03:55.847]Gettin'in the black uncle [03:57.239]Sam's in your pocket [03:57.983]And your woman's on your back [03:59.519]Hard [04:00.511]That's the deal had to get a loan just to [04:02.955]Buy a meal [04:04.03]Tough [04:04.867]That's how it goes [04:06.83]When it's gettin'better nobody knows [04:26.647]Strong like chocolate thunder [04:28.740]Rough like stevie wonder [04:30.955]Mean like brucie the shark [04:33.195]Bad like the raider's ark [04:35.467]Down like sugar's glove [04:37.786]Blind like a man in love [04:39.930]Hard like a big defeat [04:42.154]Tough that's the rhythm of the beat [05:56.512]Tough that's the word unemployment [05:59.921]Is all I heard [06:01.100]Rough when you start your day [06:03.78]Watch the finance man tow [06:03.960]Your car away [06:05.612]Hard to hold a job [06:07.481]When you've been replaced by a [06:08.866]Little blue knob [06:10.167]Tough like a dollar steak [06:12.95]Ain't someone ever gonna give me [06:13.647]A break
