it s been kicking around since 72 and there s not a whole lot that it ain t been through never quite learned to play by the rules and there s one in every dreamer well it s hung around where it didn t belong and given in when it should ve been strong and you think by now it would ve turned to stone but the flame burns bright as ever yeah the flame burns bright as ever i got a rough and tumble heart well it took a few falls till it got smart but it s still tender in the deepest part this rough and tumble heart rough and tumble heart well it s never lead a sheltered life it knows love cuts deeper than the sharpest knife and it struggled so long with the wrongs and rights when there were no easy answers oh it beats so lonely in the still of the night needing someone to hold it tight and it never will give up the fight for a love that lasts forever a love that lasts forever i got a rough and tumble heart well it took a few falls till it got smart but it s still tender in the deepest part this rough and tumble heart rough and tumble heart it s been kicking around since 72 and there s not a whole lot that it ain t been through never quite learned to play by the rules and there s one in every dreamer