you need rhino skin

if you're gonna begin

to walk

through this world

you need elephant balls

if you don't want to crawl

on your hands

through this world

oh my love if I reveal

every secret I've concealed

how many thoughts would you steal

how much of my pain would you feel

you need eagles wings

to get over things

that make no sense

in this world

you need rhino skin

if you're gonna pretend

you're not hurt by this world

if you listen long enough

you can hear my skin grow tough

love is painful to the touch

must be made of stronger stuff

you need rhino skin

to get to the end

of the maze through this world

you need rhino skin

or you're gonna give in

to the needles and pins

the arrows of sin

the evils of men

you need rhino skin

-tom petty