"Tough" lyrics

Exin’ off the days till you’re home
I stare at the calendar
when I'm all alone
And I knew it'd be tough
But I thought I'd be tougher than this

Exin' off the days I’m still gone
A day, week or month,
babe it always feels long
Yeah I knew it'd be tough
But I thought we'd be tougher than this

And the ups and the downs
can be so tough to predict

Tappin’ the trees for their sap
Put it on pancakes and the dog gets the scraps
Yeah it’s some kind of breakfast
But it’s better when you're here with us

The hotel room could not connect
(Well I’m sure you forgot)
Yeah, last night I got wrecked
And it’s a tough kind of morning
It’d be better if you’d answer the phone

You don't know how hard it is to be home
And you don't know how hard it is to be gone
We could meet in the middle but the middle’s too far in between

The ups and the downs are so hard to predict
The world on each side can be hard to depict
The easiest thing for us both is to care more or less
I knew it’d be tough
But I thought we’d be tougher than this
Yeah I knew it’d be tough
But I thought we’d be tougher than this

Exin' off the days I'm still gone
Exin' off the days till you're home