Story Behind The Song

written for my sister-in-law, Barbara Bullock.

Lyrics

SHE WAS JUST TOUGH ENOUGH
©2009 Johnnie Lawson
for Barbara Bullock



SHE STOOD HIGH ON THE MOUNTAIN
LOOKING OUT ON HER WORLD
FROM A LIFE THAT WAS OFTEN TIMES SO ROUGH
BUT WITH A HEART FULL OF GIVING
HER LIFE WAS ONE SO WORTH LIVING
I GUESS BARBARA WAS JUST TOUGH ENOUGH

SHE'D GIVE THE SHIRT RIGHT OFF OF HER BACK
WHOA, AND SHE'D NEVER LOOK BACK
WHEN YOU WERE DOWN SHE'D PICK YOU UP WITH HER LOVE
AND WHEN THINGS WOULD GO WRONG
AND IT WAS TOO TOUGH TO GO ON
SHE ALWAYS PROVED THAT SHE WAS JUST TOUGH ENOUGH

SHE STOOD CLOSE BY THE WATER
A PLACE THAT SHE LOVED
AS A LIGHT SHINE DOWN FROM ABOVE
HER SMILE AND HER LAUGHTER
WOULD BE ENOUGH TO STOP THE RAIN
YEAH, BARBARA WAS JUST TOUGH ENOUGH

SHE WOULD TAKE IN A STRANGER AND SHE'D SHARE WHAT SHE HAD
IT SEEMED THAT LITTLE, WAS MORE THAN ENOUGH
HELD UP BY HER GOODNESS
AND HELD HIGH BY HER LOVE
OH YEAH, BARBARA WAS JUST TOUGH ENOUGH

NOW WE CAN'T HELP BUT CRY
BUT WE WON'T SAY GOODBYE ...
WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN BARB ... IF WE'RE JUST TOUGH ENOUGH
BECAUSE OF YOU BARB ... WE'LL BE JUST TOUGH ENOUGH