Lyrics

REAL TOUGH
Copyright Paul Jarvis and Scott Hamilton
ItsaHit@Comcast.net 425-806-0606

Verse 1:
We were young but that didn't matter,
We talked tough and walked with a swagger,
And told the girls we were gonna get tattoos.
We got into trouble every chance we had,
'Til the sheriff dropped by to see my Dad.
Daddy called me in and when he got through,

I saw a few things in a whole new way,
Yeah I learned what was really tough that day.

Chorus
What's tough is looking your Dad in the eye.
Yeah tough, telling the truth when you want to lie,
That's tough, that's real tough.

Verse 2:
I'm a man now with kids and a wife,
Yeah, I got myself a pretty good life,
I've settled in but I ain't settled down.
No, I've still got a strut in my walk,
I ride a Harley with the pipes sawed off,
And I sure don't let nobody push me around.

Then one day the cops brought my kid home from school
And as he came in the room with that bad boy attitude... Man it hit me,

Chorus:
What's tough, is learning how to raise your kids.
Yeah tough, when they make the same mistakes you did,
That's tough, that's real tough.

Bridge:
Now we're down at the VFW hall, there's a hero's welcome tonight,
'Cause I want my kids, to spend a little time with, some real tough guys.

Chorus:
Yeah, what's tough, is chin up, gut in, "hey pick it up, soldier",
Tough, he's got a girl back home and he's wishing he could hold her.
Tough, that's real tough.
Yeah tough, four in the morning and it's time to go,
Tough, not knowing if he's ever coming home.
That's tough
That's real tough leaving it all to fight over there
Yeah tough, one last kiss and one last prayer.