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