Thick Skin, Soft Heart

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