Well, mister, let me hear
Your sad and pitiful song
About how this whole world
Picks on you
How nothing ever goes right
Everything goes all wrong
And when you're finished crying
Then I'll tell you some news
It's tough all over
Tough all over
It's tough all over
Tough all over
You ain't the only one
That's short on luck
It's tough all over
So when you feel like there ain't no one
Else as low as you can go
Just look down
And you'll see somebody looking back up
It's tough all over
Tough all over
Oh, it's tough all over
Tough all over
But there ain't nobody's life
A little bed of clover
So the next time you feel down
Then take a little look around
And friend, you'll see that things
Are tough all over
Well, to hear you talk you'd think
That there ain't nobody else
Who's had your kinda
Bruises and bumps
Well, next time instead of whining
Take a look around yourself
And you'll see lots of folks
With your kinda scratches and lumps
It's tough all over
Tough all over
Yeah, it's tough all over
Tough all over
And you ain't the only one
That's short on luck
It's tough all over
So when you feel like there ain't no one
Else as low as you can go
Just look down
And you'll see somebody looking back up
It's tough all over
Tough all over
Oh, it's tough all over
Tough all over
But there ain't nobody's life
A little bed of clover
So the next time you feel down
Then take yourself a little look around
And friend, you'll see that things
Are tough all over
It's tough all over
Tough all over
Oh, it's tough all over
Tough all over
And you ain't the only one around
That's short on luck
It's tough all over
So when you feel like there ain't no one
Else as low as you can go
Just look down
And you'll see somebody