[Intro: Michael Bohn]

It's time for a change

This generation, this generation needs a hero

[Chorus: Tyler Carter; Michael Bohn]

What is a man who lays a hand on his lover

And calls it tough love, tough love?

What is a man who can't take a stand for his daughter

And calls it tough love, tough love?

Your roots grow in the cracks of the alleys

College park made you

Man enough to see, man enough to see

There ain't a goddamn man in me

[Verse 1: Michael Bohn]

Take me back to a date

Before I was hostile and learned to hate

(You promised you would never become)

You promised you would never become

A storm, a blackout replicating the one

The thunder inside him became your life

You called him your best friend 'til the day you were nine

[Chorus: Tyler Carter]

What is a man who lays a hand on his lover

And calls it tough love, tough love?

What is a man who can't take a stand for his daughter

And calls it tough love, tough love?

[Verse 2: Michael Bohn]

Hotel rooms, bourbon, and broads

A drifter living life, without God

You've done it now, you planted a seed

Now the storm inside you, it swallows her

[Breakdown: Tyler Carter; Michael Bohn]

Baby love, alright

And I know life can be so strange

But I know I can make a change

I'mma wipe away the clouds for ya

I'm gonna be around for ya

I'm gonna paint the town for ya

I'm gonna make a promise to

Give you everything you want and need

But she fucked up now

'Cause she's bearing another mouth you can't feed

Cease production of a destructive breed

Seek help 'cause your pride only makes you weak

[Chorus: Tyler Carter; Michael Bohn]

And what is a man who lays a hand on his lover

And calls it tough love, tough love?

What is a man who can't take a stand for his daughter

And calls it tough love, tough love?

Your roots grow in the cracks of the alleys

College park made you

Man enough to see, man enough to see

There ain't a goddamn man in me

(There ain't a goddamn man in me)