Thick Skin, Soft Heart

[Verse 1]
My daddy, he told me
"Hold on to that sweet girl living inside you
'Cause your sunshine is gonna change the world"
Small town, big dreams
Packed my bags and took my song to the city
Wasn't easy, soon enough I learned

[Chorus]
Gonna have to build a thick skin and soft heart
Won't let anything get me down when it gets hard
Even when it seems like the world's against me
I'll be marching on with a smile, swimming upstream
With thick skin and a soft heart

[Post-Chorus]
Woah-oh-oh
Woah-oh-oh

[Verse 2]
My momma, she told me
"Sometime life will break your heart
So be careful, oh my sweet girl
No you can't be too naive"
But I'm learning through the fire
The things that break me down only refine me
No they won't define me

[Chorus]
Always gonna need a thick skin and soft heart
Won't let anything get me down when it gets hard, ooh
Even when it seems like the world's against me
I'll be marching on with a smile, swimming upstream, oh
With thick skin and a soft heart

[Post-Chorus]
Woah-oh-oh
Woah-oh-oh
Woah-oh-oh

[Bridge]
Can I keep my head up in the fire?
When I'm in the shadows, is there light?
Oh I'm finding strength in every single fire
Even in the shadows I'll find light

[Chorus]
Always gonna need a thick skin and soft heart
Won't let anything get me down when it gets hard, mh
Even when it seems like the world's against me
I'll be marching on with a smile, swimming upstream
With thick skin and a soft heart
Always gonna keep a thick skin and soft heart
Won't let anything get me down when it gets hard (Oh when it gets hard)
Even when it seems like the world's against me
I'll be marching on with a smile, swimming upstream, oh
With thick skin and a soft heart