Missives From Troy

Sunday Soundtrack: Birthday Edition — Charlotte Martin: Tough

I’m not sure what I’m doing here.
Have I given my best shot?
Have I really lived?
Or have I not?

Sometimes the world is so hard to please
And I don’t feel good enough,
But who the hell measures up?

And I’ve talked to heaven so many times
That my dress has tasted tears.
They said, “We’ll just see how tough you can be this year.”

Now all my feelings are falling down
And are piled here at my feet,
And each tear I’ve dropped’s
A piece of me.

Well I love you now and I loved you then.
I’ll love you until I die,
‘Cause I know time’s not on my side.

And I’ve talked to heaven so many times
That it’s ringing in my ears.
They say, “We’ll just see how tough you can be this year.”

My heart has died
A thousand times,
But I still can’t breathe.
We all change
And we all fade,
But we still believe.
Show your faith
Enough to wait,
But our hope still freezes.

And I’ve talked to heaven so many times,
And my dress has tasted tears.
They said, “We’ll just see how tough you can be.”

I’ve talked to heaven so many times
That it’s ringing in my ears.
They said, “We’ll just see how tough you can be this year,
How tough can you be this year?”