LYRICS:

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 ever 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 till you taste her kind of love
You want a shy little thing
A pretty little high-heeled 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 ever 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 till you taste her kind of love
You want a shy little thing
A pretty little high-heeled thing
Gonna cry if I don't polish up

Are you serious?
You ain't fooled me much
You're just hanging 'round so you can try your luck

With tough 
I ain't ever been nothing but tough
All my edges have always been rough
You want a shy little thing
A pretty little high-heeled thing
Gonna cry if I don't polish up
You know what I gotta say about that is
Tough