When they hit you hard you gotta roll with the punches

When the going gets tough

They tell me no, but I don't listen

Oh, I say no no no, don't tell me where to go

I march along to my own rhythm

I'ma do it my own, they don't got a thing to say

If they knock me down then I'ma get back up

I'm not as weak as they think

No they don't see it when I throw a right hook

Oh buddy, no no no, I'ma leave them black and blue

When they hit you hard, you gotta roll with the punches

Stay quick on your feet and let 'em know

'Cause when the times are rough, that's time to show 'em

When the going gets tough, the tough get going

When the going gets tough, the tough get going

When the going gets tough

Put up a fight, I'll keep them dancing

Gotta stay on my toes, never know which way they go

Oh, I'm not shy, I got the fire

Nobody stopping me 'cause I was born ready

If they knock me down then I'ma get back up

I'm not as weak as they think

No they don't see it when I throw a right hook

Oh buddy, no no no, I'ma leave them black and blue

When they hit you hard, you gotta roll with the punches

Stay quick on your feet and let 'em know

'Cause when the times are rough, that's time to show 'em

When the going gets tough, the tough get going

When the going gets tough, the tough get going

When the going gets tough, the tough get going