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
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