@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Maybe you will and maybe you won't
Maybe you care, but hey I'd like to think you don't
Maybe you're right and maybe I'm wrong
Maybe you stay up worrying about it all night long?
Danger, there's a man inside
Watch out, what are you trying to hide?
Oh God it must be tough
Danger, there's a man inside
Screaming like his heart`s on fire
Oh God it must be tough
When you've taken all that you can get
And you've still not had enough
When you've taken all your medicine
But you're still feeling rough
How to find the time in one short life
To deal with all this fuss?
[Chorus]
It must be tough, tough, tough
It must be tough, tough, yeah, yeah
It must be tough
Maybe it's hard for you to see
Maybe it's hard, but hey, that's how it's meant to be
Never get nowhere on the fence
Maybe we all need something we can push against
Danger, there's a man inside
Watch out, qhat you trying to hide?
Oh God it must be tough
Danger, there`s a man inside
Screaming like his brain`s on fire
Oh God it must be tough
When you've had as much as you can take
But you still not had enough
When you've taken all your medicine
But you're still feeling rough
[Chorus]
Oh, it's as hard as it is true
When it comes to you too easy
It goes away the same way too
And it must be tough, but you know what you have to do
Cause it's a long long way to Heaven
And you know you'll only get there
If you have the funk and nerve to push on through
It's name
You must be rough, ay
You mu` be tough, ay
You must have come here to call my bluff ahh,
But General Public say the article stuff, boom
Crowd of people say they can`t get enough ay
Weh, deh deh deng boom
Tell them again
Danger!
Watch out!
Oh God it must be tough
Because we ruffer dan ruff and we tuffer dan tough ay
Danger, there's a man inside
Screaming like his sould`s on fire
Oh God it must be tough
When you've taken all that you can get
And you've still not had enough
When you've taken all your medicine
But you're still feeling rough
How to find the time in one sweet life
To deal with all this fuss?
It must be tough, tough, tough
It must be tough, tough, yeah yeah yeah
It must be tough, tough, tough
It must be tough, tough, yeah yeah yeah
It must be tough, tough
Because we ruffer dan ruff and we tuffer dan tough
It must be tough, tough, yeah yeah yeah
It must be tough
Yeah, yeah, yeah it must be [Repeat: x4]
Maybe you care, but hey I'd like to think you don't
Maybe you're right and maybe I'm wrong
Maybe you stay up worrying about it all night long?
Danger, there's a man inside
Watch out, what are you trying to hide?
Oh God it must be tough
Danger, there's a man inside
Screaming like his heart`s on fire
Oh God it must be tough
When you've taken all that you can get
And you've still not had enough
When you've taken all your medicine
But you're still feeling rough
How to find the time in one short life
To deal with all this fuss?
[Chorus]
It must be tough, tough, tough
It must be tough, tough, yeah, yeah
It must be tough
Maybe it's hard for you to see
Maybe it's hard, but hey, that's how it's meant to be
Never get nowhere on the fence
Maybe we all need something we can push against
Danger, there's a man inside
Watch out, qhat you trying to hide?
Oh God it must be tough
Danger, there`s a man inside
Screaming like his brain`s on fire
Oh God it must be tough
When you've had as much as you can take
But you still not had enough
When you've taken all your medicine
But you're still feeling rough
[Chorus]
Oh, it's as hard as it is true
When it comes to you too easy
It goes away the same way too
And it must be tough, but you know what you have to do
Cause it's a long long way to Heaven
And you know you'll only get there
If you have the funk and nerve to push on through
It's name
You must be rough, ay
You mu` be tough, ay
You must have come here to call my bluff ahh,
But General Public say the article stuff, boom
Crowd of people say they can`t get enough ay
Weh, deh deh deng boom
Tell them again
Danger!
Watch out!
Oh God it must be tough
Because we ruffer dan ruff and we tuffer dan tough ay
Danger, there's a man inside
Screaming like his sould`s on fire
Oh God it must be tough
When you've taken all that you can get
And you've still not had enough
When you've taken all your medicine
But you're still feeling rough
How to find the time in one sweet life
To deal with all this fuss?
It must be tough, tough, tough
It must be tough, tough, yeah yeah yeah
It must be tough, tough, tough
It must be tough, tough, yeah yeah yeah
It must be tough, tough
Because we ruffer dan ruff and we tuffer dan tough
It must be tough, tough, yeah yeah yeah
It must be tough
Yeah, yeah, yeah it must be [Repeat: x4]
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It Must Be Tough Lyrics as written by David Wakeling Roger Charlery
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