Thick Skin, Soft Heart Lyrics

My daddy, he told me

Hold onto the sweet girl livin' inside you

'Cause your sunshine

Is gonna change the world

Small town, big dreams

Packed my bags and took my song to the city

Wasn't easy, and soon enough I learned

Gonna have to build a thick skin and soft heart

Won't let anything get me down

When it gets hard

Even when it seems like the world's against me

I'll be marchin' on with a smile, swimmin' upstream

With thick skin, and a soft heart

Whoa, whoa

My momma, she told me

Sometimes life will break your heart

So be careful, oh, my sweet girl

No, you can't be too naive

But I'm learnin', through the fire

The things that break me down only refine me

No, they won't define me

Always gonna need a thick skin and soft heart

Won't let anything get me down

When it gets hard (Oooh)

Even when it seems like the world's against me

I'll be marchin' on with a smile, swimmin' upstream (Whoa)

With thick skin, and a soft heart

Whoa, whoa, whoa

Can I keep my head up in the fight

When I'm in the shadows is there light

Oh, I'm finding strength in every single fight

Even in the shadows I'll find light

Always gonna need a thick skin and soft heart

Won't let anything get me down

When it gets hard (Hmm)

Even when it seems like the world's against me

I'll be marchin' on with a smile, swimmin' upstream

With thick skin, and a soft heart

Always gotta keep a thick skin and soft heart

Won't let anything get me down

When it gets hard

Oh, when it gets hard

Even when it seems like the world's against me

I'll be marchin' on with a smile, swimmin' upstream (Whoa)

With thick skin, and a soft heart