A little girl on a street corner
Worth nothing with diamond eyes
A little boy who lives in a nightmare
Daddy's gonna feed him the tears he cries
1000 broken dreams
Running through my mind
We'll rise above the screams
We'll be cruel to be kind
When the Tough Guys Tumble
The city's gonna rumble
When the Tough Guys Tumble
The city's gonna tumble
A lullaby song for the children
He's the star of the story, is a circus clown
He's the guy with the chip on his shoulder
He's the guy that's running the town
1000 broken dreams
Running through my mind
We'll rise above the screams
We'll be cruel to be kind
When the Tough Guys Tumble
The city's gonna rumble
When the Tough Guys Tumble
The city's gonna tumble