[Verse 1: Chandler Travis]

Walkin' around in the buff

Got a saber-toothed kitty named Little Fluff

Can't think too good, don't know too much

No readin', no writin', no silly stuff

[Chorus: Chandler Travis]

I got to be tough

This world is so rough

Got to be tough

Got, got, got to be tough

[Post-Chorus: Carla Kihlstedt]

He's dumb, dumb as rocks

Could never add and just barely talks

He thinks that he's so smart

Brawn over brains, tear you apart

[Verse 2: Chandler Travis]

A big, bad kitty cat, call me Socks

I got nothing upstairs, it's full of rocks

Runnin', pouncin', hunt my prey

Sharpen my claws, don't get in my way

[Chorus: Chandler Travis]

I got to be tough

This world is so rough

Got to be tough

Tough, tough, tough

Got, got, got to be tough

Got to be tough

I've gotta be tough

[Verse 3: Carla Kihlstedt]

Why are we here?

And why's it so unclear?

All he knows is smash and grab

It makes him feel so strong

How could it be that's wrong?

[Verse 4: Chandler Travis]

Runnin' through the ferns, just chasin' my tail

I trust my instincts, they never fail

Don't say I should go back to school

Ain't nothing you could teach this dumb, old fool

[Chorus: Chandler Travis]

I've got to bе tough

This world is so rough

I got to be tough

Got to be tough, tough

Got to be tough

[Verse 5: Chandler Travis]

Lеarned all I need from flexin' my muscles

Mess with me, we'll end up in a tussle

My teeth are sharp like a razor blade's

Unless you want big trouble, get out of my way

[Chorus: Chandler Travis]

I've got to be tough

This world is so rough

I got to be tough

Got to be tough, tough

I got to be tough

[Post-Chorus: Carla Kihlstedt]

He's dumb, dumb as rocks

Could never add and just barely talks

He thinks that he's so smart

Brawn over brains, tear you apart

[Verse 6: Chandler Travis]

Bobbin' and a-weavin' and a-dodgin' and believin'

That the Earth is flat and not overheatin'

Cover my ears to the obvious truth

Just waggin' my tail and shinin' my tooth, ha-ha-ha

[Chorus: Chandler Travis]

This world is so rough

Got to be tough

Tough, tough, tough