Tough As Nails

For my Mom! Music was done by me and Joe Schneider 14 years ago. [Verse 1] She came up south of the pine Hard hands, soft heart, bold spine Raised on dust and hard rain Learned to smile through the pain [Pre-Chorus] Three rings, three storms Still she kept me warm Broke, but never bent That kind of love is heaven-sent [Chorus] Tough as nails, mama Tough as nails She stood through fire She stood through hell (tough as nails) Tough as nails, mama Don’t you tell me she failed She kept on living That’s her trail (tough as nails) [Verse 2] First man talked sweet, then turned cold Second man left bruises to hold Third one brought that same old fight She still made morning from night [Pre-Chorus] Three rings, three storms Still she kept me warm Broke, but never bent That kind of love is heaven-sent [Chorus] Tough as nails, mama Tough as nails She stood through fire She stood through hell (tough as nails) Tough as nails, mama Don’t you tell me she failed She kept on living That’s her trail (tough as nails) [Bridge] And if the road got cruel She’d say, “Baby, stand tall” I learned how to survive By watching her rise through it all [Final Chorus] Tough as nails, mama Tough as nails She stood through fire She stood through hell (tough as nails) Tough as nails, mama Now I ring that bell For the woman who endured it And wore it well (tough as nails)