When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
Artist
Performer	Billy Ocean
Writer	Wayne Anton Brathwaite Barry James Eastmond Mutt Lange Billy Ocean
Production Information
Album	Love Zone
Film	Mean Girls 2
Runtime	4:08
Video

"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Gets Going" is the song from the 2011 comedy film Mean Girls 2. The song was performed by Billy Ocean.

Lyrics

When the going gets tough
The tough get going
Tough, tough, huh, huh, huh

When the going gets tough
The tough get ready
Tough, tough, tough

Yeah, oh, baby, do da

I've got something to tell you
I've got something to say
I'm gonna put this dream in motion
I never let nothing stand in my way

When the going gets tough
The tough get going

I'm gonna get myself 'cross the river
That's the price I'm willing to pay
I'm gonna make you stand and deliver
And give me love in the old-fashioned way
Whoa

(Darling) I'll climb any mountain
(Darling) I'll do anything

Ooh (Ooh)
Can I touch you (Can I touch you)
And do the things that lovers do

Ooh (Ooh)
Wanna hold you (Wanna hold you)
I've gotta get it through to you
Oh

When the going gets tough
The tough get going
When the going gets rough
The tough get rough

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Oh, baby

I'm gonna buy me a one-way ticket
Nothing's gonna hold me back
Your love's like a slow train coming (Slow train coming)
And I feel it coming down the track
Whoa

(Darling) I'll climb any mountain
(Darling) I'll do anything

Ooh (Ooh)
Can I touch you (Can I touch you)
And do the things that lovers do

Ooh (Ooh)
Wanna hold you (Wanna hold you)
I've gotta get it through to you
Oh

'Cause when the going gets tough
The tough get going
When the going gets rough
The tough get rough

Hey, hey, hey, hey (Hit it)
Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Touch me, baby, ooh, ooh, ooh

(Darling) I'll climb any mountain
(Darling) I'll swim every sea
(Darling) I'll reach for the heaven
(Darling) With you loving me
Ooh, ooh, ooh (Ooh, ooh, ooh)

(Ooh)
Can I touch you (Can I touch you)
And do the things that lovers do (Can I touch you)

Ooh (Ooh)
Wanna hold you (Wanna hold you)
I've gotta get it through to you

When the going gets tough
Going gets tough
Going gets rough
Going gets rough

When the going gets tough
Going gets tough
Going gets rough
Going gets rough

When the going gets tough
Going gets tough
Going gets rough
Going gets rough

When the going gets tough...

Trivia

• This song was featured in the 1985 action film The Jewel of the Nile.

External links

• When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going at Wikipedia
• When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going at Amazon
• When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going at Apple Music
• When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going at Spotify