Tough Kurtis Blow

[Intro]
I don't want a lot, I want just enough
So why has it got to be so damn tough?

Livin' on the uptown side of jive
Hustlin' a buck to stay alive
Lookin' for a ten and they give your five
Well it's tough
You talk to the boss, the boss is gruff
You ask for a raise and they call your bluff
You may get some, but it's never enough
Because it's tough

STRONG: Like a magnum force
ROUGH: Like a new divorce
MEAN: Like a three-time loser
BAD: Like an L.A. cruiser
DOWN: Like a limousine
BLIND: Like a submarine
HARD: Like cold concrete
TOUGH: That's the rhythm of the beat

You hit the street and you look for work
You don't want to be some welfare jerk
But I wonder how you get to be Captain Kirk
It's tough
Now Kirk has a ship called the Enterprise
He cuts the aliens down to size
But I wonder what he'd do with the uptown guys
They're tough