tough - Nahko and Medicine For The People

Came for the honey, stay for a cream

I was a fool to think, she wouldn’t sting

Climbing that ladder,

She’s got you wrapped around her finger, she ain’t playing

Push me the right way, right on my wound and

Said you forgave me but end up resenting

Oh all the shameful things we do

When we’re afraid to speak our truth

Shit out of luck

Sometimes the only kind of love I got is tough

Sometimes the only kind of love I got is tough

That shit is tough

Down on my river, full on disclosure

Hail fuckin' Mary.

Are you calling that closure?

You call that sacred?

Tobacco placement

How can I trust your guides?

To me, they’re just strangers

You couldn’t fix us, that drove you crazy

I’m just surprised you thought, it was all mine to carry

And no one can change me, only I can do that

That goes for you too, those are some big facts

I couldn’t cope with what I done

You’d use my shame as a weapon

Shit out of luck

Sometimes the only kind of love I got is tough

Sometimes the only kind of love I got is tough

That shit is tough

When I come home now, things are just different

Coming to terms with the me I’ve been missing

That makes me angry, angry like you are

But here’s the difference, I’ve learned to love my scars

And it makes me miss you.

How fucked up is that?

The way you loved me, where else will I find that?

I didn’t think I’d have to watch my six

With somebody I thought I could trust with it

Shit out of luck

Sometimes the only kind of love I got is tough

Sometimes the only kind of love I got is tough

Sometimes no matter what you do it’s not enough

That shit is tough