Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going Lyrics






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

Yeah, ooooh, du da do da

I got something to tell you
I got something to say
I'm gonna put this dream in motion
Never let nothing stand in my way
When the going gets touch
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-fashion way

Woooh

Darlin', I'll climb any mountain
Darlin', I'll do anything

Ooh, can I touch you (can I touch you)
And do the things that lovers do
Ooh, wanna hold you (wanna hold you)
I gotta get it through to you, oooh

When the going gets tough
The tough get going
When the going gets rough
The tough get rough
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Ooooh baby

I'm gonna buy me a one-way ticket
Nothin's gonna hold me back
Your love's like a slow train coming (slow train coming)
And I feel it coming down the track (woh)

Darlin', I'll climb any mountain
Darlin', 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 gotta get it through to you (ooh)
'Cause when the going gets tough
The tough get going
When the going gets rough
The tough get rough

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Wooh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Darlin', I'll climb any mountain
Darlin', I'll swim any sea
Darlin', I'll reach for the heaven
Darlin', with you lovin' me
Oooh (oooh)

Oooh, can I touch you (can I touch you)
And do the things that lovers do (can I touch you)
Oooh, wanna hold you (wanna hold you)
I gotta get it through to you

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





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  1. O.... M....

    God damn, that's so good.

  2. E.... M....

    romancing stone

  3. l.... ....

    I completely forgot those three were in this video!😂
    This song and videos brings back such nice memories!❤

  4. S.... B....

    Who’s going to be tough in 2020?

  5. B.... ....

    absolute sesh

  6. B.... M....

    MAGA and Melania are climbing that mountain Billy Ocean. It's tough but we are here to stay

  7. t.... c....

    Amazing, can not stop listening to this beautifull music and such nice voice

  8. B.... 1....

    Michael Douglas....lindo...nehhh!!!!

  9. A.... M....

    Is it me who always listen these classics all the time, especially when driving??.can’t stay without listening what a golden

  10. A.... M....

    Classic song..

  11. M.... U....

    Imagine groundhog Day in the 80s except everyday was a different 80s memory after the next

  12. l.... c....

    ..born, aged 1959..2019.?..next hope pls.🤔

  13. l.... a....

    Amazing Michael Douglas . Seeing him young and healthy is a wonderful thing.

  14. H.... W....

    Superbe chanson 💝💝💝

  15. w.... ....

    من افضل اغاني الزمن الجميل بيلي أوشن

  16. A.... M....

    The tough gets going December 2k19!!

  17. A.... K....

    Hallo.🏩 💪💪💪🌲🌲🌷🌷🎶🎵🎵🎵🎵💃💃💃💃💃💝💝💝💝❤❤🌷🌷😢

  18. D.... P....

    Espectacular este es uno de lo mejor de losmejores clásicos

  19. D.... E....

    je aime clipe

  20. R.... W....

    Kathleen Turner
    She's always the "marry" answer to celebrities that you would screw/kill/marry

    R.... W....

    Especially in this video and romancing the stone movie

  21. l.... n....

    Michael Dauglas, Danny DeVito and Kathleen as back up singers wow!

  22. N.... S....

    As smooth as silk - a timeless classic from an absolute soul legend

  23. a.... s....

    Who's listing in 2020

  24. t.... ....

    This is brilliant performance :) That choir is great...wow what a song, that gives me a lots of good memories! Thank you!

  25. P.... W....

    Darling..i'll climb any mountain...

  26. N.... ....

    I have to say Billy has one of the best all-time voices I've listened to. I like to sing to but I'm nowhere near able to sing like this lol. Anyway, thanks mister Ocean for this great music even if it was quite a time ago. Hope you're doing fine !

  27. h.... ....

    TOUGH is trying to forget this jewel (if not impossible), I mean this song; Billy Ocean, the '80s, the good times. It's TOUGH if the groove doesn't get going...!!!

  28. C.... C....

    Woa! Is that Michael Douglas and Danny Devito singing backup vocals there?😁🤩

  29. D.... E....

    Je.aime clips

  30. m.... c....

    Do things that lovers do.....my youthhhhhhhhhh....i was mayor in puppylove♡♡♡♡♡

  31. Z.... K....

    БЭКВОКАЛ СУПЕР))

  32. F.... T....

    I’m glad my mom had me listening to her generation music when I was a little boy and I’m still listening to this knowing that I’m 17 yrs old now in 2019

    F.... T....

    Bravooo….

  33. M.... Y....

    EXCELENTE !!!!!

  34. I.... A....

    December 2019 :)

  35. J.... G....

    there's no one like billy almost 2020 but still listening on

  36. a.... ....

    @1:12 on the left: Kathleen Turner. In the middle: Danny Devito, on the right: Michael Douglas. Co-stars of film _The Jewel of the Nile_

  37. M.... L....

    3:42 wonder if that really is Michael Douglas' voice, sounds like him there.

  38. M.... L....

    Kathleen Turner is a natural at this

  39. D.... P....

    Dear Billy , regret that we didn’t get to to see you the morning after your fab gig in Jersey Channel Islands 2016. (Twice now remember!) Thank you for the invite for the signing of Rods original LP! My lovely Rod passed away not long afterwards. And also, thank you dear people of Guernsey for making it happen. Happiness Always for that xxx

  40. b.... i....

    Billy ocean smooth ass voice !

  41. L.... G....

    Who is downvoting this?

  42. S.... W....

    A much underated singer one of the greats

  43. c.... P....

    kathleen is hot

  44. F.... O....

    Kathleen Turner mmmmmmmmmm!!!!

  45. x.... y....

    Capolavoro!!! Danny de Vito, un gigante!!!

  46. A.... W....

    It's 2019 and just realised Danny devito is in this video as a back up 🤣 man I wish I was born in the eighties.

  47. p.... ....

    No auto tune, millenials learn

  48. Z.... B....

    michael douglas + danny Devito :p

  49. M.... O....

    You have to smile when u hear this from Billy and see the video with Michael, Kathleen, and Danny ( on sax).😄

  50. D.... ....

    How can this be liked so little? Just epic :-)

  51. S.... b....

    Duel of the Nile a great film

    Michael Douglas my favourite actor

  52. J.... W....

    I can't hear this song without thinking of Romancing the Stone and Jewel of the Nile.

    Oh such a good song! *glances at video* OH NUTS.

  53. O.... F....

    Did Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas and Danny Devito actually sang in this video?.

    Is it sang or sung?

  54. S.... b....

    The best music when travelling

  55. H.... K....

    Good Times Will Always Be Good Times 0 - 9999

  56. K.... M....

    Best video ever!!! :)

  57. M.... H....

    Marvellous!

  58. S.... B....

    One of the best in late80s.E
    When going gets tough , tough song of the tough gets going on.

  59. a.... s....

    how is like this song once upon a time it's nombre 1 but still outstanding ❤👍Billy OCEAN November 2019

  60. S.... J....

    Que temazo ,me dan ganas de llorar al recordar aquellos golriosos años 80 ,inolvidables ,

  61. W.... O....

    Is that Michael Douglas backup singer in white...

    W.... O....

    yep and that's danny devito and kathleen turner too

  62. i.... ....

    That baseline though 👌👌

  63. D.... S....

    Oh the 80's...how i miss thee

  64. r.... t....

    that's kathleen turner/danny devito & michael douglas helping on vocals

  65. D.... ....

    Pero que buenos son y que buenos tiempos!!!!!!!!

  66. Z.... J....

    Finally i got " when the going gets tough, tough going rough" for many years i was looking for this song.

    Z.... J....

    Well you did it

  67. J.... F....

    Classic

  68. D.... E....

    Je.aime clips

  69. D.... E....

    J'adore ce que je l'aime

  70. F.... I....

    💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  71. A.... E....

    And Kathleen Turner

  72. A.... E....

    MICHEAL Douglas Danny De Vito

  73. b.... i....

    Who's is listing this timeless classic in the future?

  74. T.... M....

    Oh my goodness! Didn't know this video existed. Seeing Danny Devito, Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas as Billy Ocean's backing singers is hilarious! And Mr. Devito killed the sax solo! Lol

  75. C.... E....

    Back when Kathleen Turner was hot.

  76. I.... F....

    They took music so seriously

  77. l.... b....

    November 2019 ??

  78. J.... G....

    Kathleen Turner was sooo hot during the 80s and early 90s. What the hell happened?

  79. Y.... ....

    2:49 Danny DeVito sax "skills" are great

  80. i.... ....

    I'm a Boomer

  81. F.... M....

    Hahaha...the coolest back-up vocalist in the world: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny De Vito.
    At the end of the video, the going got tough for Danny sandwiched between fellow vocalists!!! :)

  82. m.... ....

    So they have a drum machine, synth bass and synth brass on the record but you get two live drummers, a live bass and live brass in the video.

  83. c.... ....

    Wayne Braithwaite nailing that (in)famous bass line. Between Wayne Braithwaite and Stanley Banks (George Benson), I don't know who is the better bassist...but both know how to nail a bass line. Watch Stanley in action here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVc5rCl0BIs

  84. D.... S....

    That guy lookslike Danny devito

  85. D.... S....

    This song is so good.. I wanna dance to it

  86. P.... L....

    ROMANCING THE STONE SOUNDTRACK.

  87. P.... L....

    They don't make these musics anymore.

  88. S.... D....

    La belle musique

  89. M.... G....

    You just dont get this kind of stuff anymore. Lovely

  90. D.... C....

    Billy Ocean!!!!

  91. D.... C....

    November 2019 :), who is missing 80´s?

  92. J.... B....

    Jewel of the Nile brought me here this song will never get old

  93. D.... ....

    This is one of those weird rapey songs from back in the day- _"I'll make you stand and deliver- cos when the going gets tough the tough get rough"_ 🤪
    Calm down there matey, we know you want the person but you can't just slap them around- you think just because you sing and have money?...oooohhhh, Tina is gonna hear about this motherfucker, then you're going down! 🤘😁

  94. m.... ....

    Why not, but for me it’s forward....cause I live in the sixties. Dpoet

  95. ?.... ?....

    Miłość,Szmaragd i Krokodyl ❤ 🇵🇱 Klejnot Nilu ❤ 🇵🇱