Tough Guy

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At this wedding the groom took a dance with his mom
Swaying back and forth
Giving her a prom she never had
This her favorite song
This man was still her son
Distance could never tear their bond
They shared a moment in the stars
He was crying in her arms
And we were crying too
At this table everybody cried except two
I was out of tissues
And I thought to ask the dudes
Then I realized
They were just like robots but wearing shoes
No expression
Only tension
Between the eyes
Tryna hold it in
They mention That was really nice
I’m looking at ‘em crazy
That was more than nice, that was beautiful
The wild thing is this kind of behavior
Is the usual
For us now
I see the pain inside you, let it rush out
For way too long all of our emotions
Have been shut down
Just a catch a touchdown instead of feelings
What good is tough it out
If you never find some healing

Time to be a tough guy
Tough luck
If you don’t get a soft touch
Tough love
You’ll never see me break down
With my face drowning
In all of my pain
Yeah, yeah

It’s time to be a tough guy
Tough luck
If you don’t get a soft touch
Tough love
You’ll never see me break down
With my face drowning
In all of my ahhh
Yeah, yeah

I never had a place to feel safe
I had a fail safe
Anger pressed against the trigger
Every time I felt shame
Take the safety off
Load the clip when I feel afraid
When I showed a sign of weakness
I felt like a disgrace
I’m less of a man
If I’m softer than the wool of a lamb
Why treat me lesser than
When I can sense you’re insecure too
Learned that crassness the language of the insecure fool
Thought it made you tough
But this just how we cope with abuse
I’m been told I’m too sensitive
That’s not what boys do
I’ve been raised up to be sorry
If my tears annoyed you
People laughed in my face
It’s time to pass on this phase
Seems like grown ups drive around
With less than half of their tank
They might be dead inside
Or maybe it’s generational trauma
DNA passed on from both parents of your mama’s mama
The lessons we learned
Only taught us how to survive
But not thrive
Pride is a prison
With no visiting hours
So nice try

Time to be a tough guy
Tough luck
If you don’t get a soft touch
Tough love
You’ll never see me break down
With my face drowning
In all of my pain
Yeah, yeah

It’s time to be a tough guy
Tough luck
If you don’t get a soft touch
Tough love
You’ll never see me break down
With my face drowning
In all of my ahhh
Yeah, yeah

It’s time to be a tough guy
It’s time to be a tough guy, yeah
It’s time to be tough, real tough
Cause boys don’t cry
It’s time to be a tough guy
It’s time to be a tough guy, yeah
It’s time to be tough, real tough
Cause boys don’t cry