Lyrics

Tough Ain’t Enough

He laid his head down on a pillow of grief
And begged the good Lord for sleep
It's been a year now since the bottom fell out
Lord knows he could use some relief

He used to work a good job up north
The future was bright as the day
But when the market turned down, the jobs all left town
And now it’s all slippin’ away

The tough get going when the going gets tough
But sometimes being tough ain't enough
When you're down in a hole with nowhere to go
All you can do is look up; all you can do is look up

She used to cry when he said good bye
She just wished that he could stay
But now he's back home she still feels alone
Cause he ain't got nothing to say

The tough get going when the going gets tough
But sometimes being tough ain't enough
When you're down in a hole with nowhere to go
All you can do is look up; all you can do is look up


He walks alone now down a road of regret
Just trying to hold on to what’s left
He tried to be strong for oh so long
But now he's just trying to forget

The tough get going when the going gets tough
But sometimes being tough ain't enough
When you're down in a hole with nowhere to go
All you can do is look up; all you can do is look up