TOUGH SKIN – English Lyrics

• By: DABABY

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with DaBaby's "TOUGH SKIN," a powerful hip-hop anthem where the artist vividly recounts his life experiences and the resilience forged through adversity. This song offers a raw and authentic look into American English slang and expressions related to overcoming challenges, making it an excellent resource for learners to grasp real-world vocabulary and emotional storytelling in music.

[English]

Yeah (growin' up in that struggle)

Tough skin (yeah)

This the real thing right here, nigga, I can't make this shit up

Man, I can't wipe this shit off, nigga, it's in me, I don't

(A, get that baby off the street)

Tough skin

Growin' up in that struggle made me have tough skin

My mama and my big brother made me have tough skin

My uncles and my big cousin made me have tough skin

Yeah, this that tough skin, I'm talkin' tough skin

Nigga, I watched my mama have some tough skin

(Nigga, I watched my mama have that)

It's why I take my problems and leave 'em tucked in

(It's why I take my problems)

'Cause the world don't care nothin' 'bout 'em

I don't give a fuck then, yeah, this that tough skin (Yeah, boom)

I'm talkin' tough skin

Growin' up in that struggle made me have tough skin

My mama and my big brother made me have tough skin

(I'm talkin' my mama and my big brother, man)

My uncles and my big cousin made me have tough skin

Yeah, this that tough skin, I'm talkin'

It wasn't no plate on the table, we ain't have nothin' to eat

Mama at her part-time job, when she get home, we gon' be sleep, yeah

Shit, I had to figure it out, that's probably what made me unique, made me u-, uh

If them niggas struggled like me, they'd probably let me be

But I got tough skin, I thought niggas already knew that (let's go)

I always been a nappy-head nigga from the bottom

That's why I don't be rockin' no durag (yeah)

I know how to go and turn nothin' to somethin'

'Cause my mama taught me to do that (my mama, uh)

And you know this lil' nigga ain't goin' for nothin'

'Cause my uncles taught me to shoot back

And my cousin, he told me to shoot first (go)

And my daddy told me to be me

And take care of your kids, what you do first (yeah)

I thought you fuck niggas knew Kirk (yeah)

I thought you fuck niggas knew John

I got some tough skin, nigga, I ain't goin' like that

Pay the price, fuck a coupon

They gon' have to walk up and shoot John

Yeah, this that tough skin

Growin' up in that struggle made me have tough skin

(Growin' up in that struggle made me have)

My mama and my big brother made me have tough skin

(My mama and my big brother made me)

My uncles and my big cousin made me have tough skin

Yeah, this that tough skin, I'm talkin' tough skin

Nigga, I watched my mama have some tough skin

(Nigga, I watched my mama have that)

It's why I take my problems and leave 'em tucked in

'Cause the world don't care nothin' 'bout 'em

I don't give a fuck then, yeah, this that tough skin

Yeah, this that (tough skin)

(Yeah, growin' up in that bottom)

(Yeah, nigga, I watched my mama)

(My uncles and my big cousins)

(I learned this shit from my big brother)

Tough skin

Growin' up in that struggle made me have tough skin

My mama and my big brother made me have tough skin

My uncles and my big cousin made me have tough skin

This that tough skin, this that tough skin

Nigga, tough skin

You know, tough skin

It's that shit that's in you, not on you, know what I'm sayin'?

Bitch, tough skin, nigga

And I'm on you bitch-ass niggas' ass man

You know? 'Til the fat lady sing

Nigga, and I don't listen to opera

I listen to Foxy ass (bitch ass nigga)

(That ain't DaBaby, that's my baby) Let's go

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tough /tʌf/ B1	adjective - strong; resilient; able to withstand hardship or pressure
skin /skɪn/ A1	noun - the outer covering of the body
struggle /ˈstrʌɡ.əl/ B1	noun - a forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or to overcome opposition verb - to make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or to overcome opposition
mama /ˈmɑː.mə/ A1	noun - mother
brother /ˈbrʌð.ər/ A1	noun - a male sibling
uncles /ˈʌŋ.kəlz/ A1	noun - the brother of one's parent
cousin /ˈkʌz.ən/ A1	noun - a child of one's aunt or uncle
eat /iːt/ A1	verb - to put food in your mouth and chew and swallow it
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - to rest your mind and body
figure /ˈfɪɡ.ər/ B1	verb - to understand or calculate something
unique /juːˈniːk/ B2	adjective - being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else
nappy /ˈnæp.i/ C1	adjective - (of hair) tightly curled or kinky.
teach /tiːtʃ/ A2	verb - to give lessons in a particular subject
shoot /ʃuːt/ B1	verb - to fire a bullet from a gun
daddy /ˈdæd.i/ A1	noun - father
kids /kɪdz/ A1	noun - children
price /praɪs/ A2	noun - the amount of money expected or given in payment for something
pay /peɪ/ A2	verb - to give money to someone for something you want to buy or for services provided
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to make musical sounds with your voice