Tuff Enough
based on the S. E. Hinton novel The Outsiders
Teenage boys who drink and smoke
Who fight to show their worth
Who wear their hair long and greasy
Teenage boys who act like brothers instead of a gang
Are they tuff enough?
Teenage boys who have mustangs and madras
Who beat up greasers and throw beer blasts for fun
Boys who want someone to tell them "no," to set the limits
Who are put in the paper for being a public disgrace one day and an asset to society the next
Are they tuff enough, yet?
Teenage boys who watch sunsets and like to draw
Boys who are scared of their own shadow
Boys who are getting old before their time
Teenage boys who steal things that they don't even need
Teenage boys who go around trying to break the law
Boys whose hatred for their father comes out in their voice
Boys who have to be the middle man and are always being torn in two
Are they tuff enough, yet?
How far does it take to be "tuff enough"?
After how much pain and suffering do you have the right to say 'that's tuff enough?'
What does it take to be tuff enough?
Who can judge what is and what isn't tuff enough?
Teenage boys who have their picture in the paper for being a hero
Boys who die in hospital beds after saving lives
Boys who die gallant
Boys who crumple under street lights because they always get what they want and that's what they wanted
Southern gentleman who go riding into sure death because they're gallant
Well, I guess that's tuff enough, huh?