You Gotta Be Tough ft. Chris Damm Lyrics

When you're gonna be dumb then you gotta be tough

When you're gonna be dumb then you gotta be tough

When you're gonna be dumb then you gotta be tough

My dad told me, "Son, if you're gonna be Barton

Know this from the start, you don't have to be the smart one

The smartest person in the room finds impending doom

'Cause if you think you know it all, then you'll find out soon

You're mistaken, my mistakes have taken

Me down a path less traveled, practically vacant

I may be ancient, but that makes me wise

Each success costs nine hundred and ninety-nine tries

So giving up is the easiest route

But if you give up, then you'll never figure it out

I know learning from your failures makes the road get rough

But if you're gonna be dumb, then you gotta be tough"

Ever since that day, I've kept my head up high

Knowing the only people who fail are those that try

I may not feel resilient when I do something wrong

But if stupid doesn't kill me, then it makes me strong

When you're gonna be dumb, then you gotta be tough

You're gonna be dumb, then you gotta be tough

When you're gonna be dumb, then you gotta be tough

Don't cry every time you mess up

You're gonna be dumb, then you gotta be tough

When you're gonna be dumb, then you gotta be tough

When you're gonna be dumb, then you gotta be tough

Don't ever give up

Mind over matter, if you don't mind then it doesn't matter

They can stir the pot, but it's just cake batter

So if it gets heated up, we don't sweat the small stuff

We just turn to fluff

If you can't stand the heat, you're not Emeril Lagasse

I'm cooking up some beats with my old school posse

Throwing lyrical ingredients, BAM

Mark Smucker in the back screaming out, "that's my jam"

But I digest, food analogies aside

I used to let every little word hurt my pride

And then I tried, being something bigger than me

Now I confidently say "je suis la jeune fille"

If you're gonna be dumb, then you gotta be smart

Mistakes are not great for the faint of heart

So get that dirt off your shoulder, pull your bootstraps up

If you avoid the fight, then you don't need to be tough

When you're gonna be dumb, then you gotta be tough

You're gonna be dumb, then you gotta be tough

When you're gonna be dumb, then you gotta be tough

Or maybe stop doing stupid stuff

When you're gonna be dumb, then you gotta be tough

You're gonna be dumb, then you gotta be tough

When you're gonna be dumb, then you gotta be tough

Just carry on and suck it up

I gotta be dumb

I gotta be dumb