Tough (Soundtrack Edition) [feat. Lochee & Stan Thorpe]

All I want to say is... These people they need a mascot like Someone to encourage them that there is more to life Than just roaming the street and tryna have power They just have to find what they're good at and do what they love It's two hundred an fifty thousand dollars to lock a kid up for one year I can employ three youth workers on that But we don't seem to go down that line it's always Let's build more jails, more jails and more police... It just doesn't work Sometimes I just feel so lost Because life can be so tough That's why I can't explain How I can escape the pain When the going gets tough yeah the tough get going I know it's hard so hard to be so heroic ahh When the going gets tough yeah the tough get going But we will rise above it ahh yeah Because I know it ahh my baby Player 2 has now entered the game To save you from the demon's grave You pray and pray to try an relieve the pain But you can't seem to continue to maintain faith For the hope an your means to survive One day you'll realise it's all just a maze It's crazy how one moment can change me This was the day see that I became a stranger I was in an became the danger Whenever confronted I became a blamer How can you grow while in denial playing the victim Lowkey I know this wasn't how my soul had risen Now I know I must listen to enlighten my wisdom When the going gets tough yeah the tough get going I know it's hard so hard to be so heroic ahh When the going gets tough yeah the tough get going But we will rise above it ahh yeah Because I know it ahh my baby I'm tired of this brain It's like a broken record The way it plays with me every day this depression Ain't a game boy but hey Just because I'm in a dark place doesn't mean I'll cave I'm annoyed With the way my thoughts have destroyed my inner boy But hey I'll keep my chin up even if it breaks my neck but No buts, I've had enough of the disrespect and the constant hatred If grass can grow in the cracks of a concrete road Then peace and hope can reach those who gave up long ago oh... To whom it may concern I know it hurts your days are getting grave That's why night feels like a hearse But what's worse is you're trapped in the curse of a false smile The lie you were taught to imitate on your face while you were Just a fricken small child If your tears were letters They would put to shame Shakespeare's poetic endeavours remember Suffering is nothing but broken perception Depression is always the misinterpretation of a life lesson If grass can grow... If grass can grow... If grass can grow In the cracks of a concrete road Then peace and hope... Then peace and hope can reach those who gave up long ago I know we'll be 'right Day always follows the night And spring comes after the winter We'll get through the coldness together When the going gets tough yeah the tough get going I know it's hard so hard to be so heroic ahhh When the going gets tough yeah the tough get going But we will rise above it ahhh yeah Because I know it ahhh my baby The end of the day Kids go to school Kids are playing basketball Future in leadership groups An that can only come by good people If you're not part of the solution Then you're defiantly part of the problem Schools not prisons Jobs not jails No gain without pain