I wake up every morning

My neighbors screaming, alarm clock ringing

I wish I could lay back down

Now I got such a sweet lady

Well sometimes I wonder why

Why she sticks around

Because the pieces just don't fall in place

Stand up, be a man

Sure getting tuff out here

Playing kind of ruff, sure gettn' tuff out here

It's tuff, its ruff out here

[Verse 2]

Need some money and a job

Lord its ruff, yes its ruff out here

My job, good lord

Have mercy, my job

The man is on my back 8 hours of day

Lift that bale, tote that barge

Mercy, mercy boss man

I wanna quit, pack it in, give it up, walk away

I can't quit, just can't quit

My woman, my babies are depending on me

And I can't duck responsibilities

Do what I can to beat the man

Sure getting tuff out here

Playing kind of ruff, sure gettn' tuff out here

It's tuff, its ruff out here

Playing kind of ruff, sure gettn' tuff out here

It's tuff, its ruff out here

Playing kind of ruff, sure gettn' tuff out here

It's tuff, its ruff out here

It's Friday, the eagle flies

I take my money straight home

It's Friday, the eagle flies

My money looks awful funny

Just can't understand

How they calculate this tax

This tax, that tax

Doing nothing else but paying a bunch of tax

Now I got such a sweet lady

She makes me feel everything is alright

Playing kind of ruff, sure gettn' tuff out here

It's tuff, its ruff out here

Playing kind of ruff, sure gettn' tuff out here

It's tuff, its ruff out here

Playing kind of ruff, sure gettn' tuff out here

It's tuff, its ruff out here

Playing kind of ruff, sure gettn' tuff out here

It's tuff, its ruff out here