Tough Love lyrics

[Lady Tremaine] Ever since I was a girl, my own mother vowed I must find a way to power through a noble brow I married once for love, then my senses came I must marry for the stature of my husband's name Onto marriage number two, I knew what I had to do And my poor husband fell ill in a year or two Solved problem number one, now to problem number two His doe-eyed little girl with a gentle point of view Would I ship her off to school? No! I told her if she stayed that she'd have to earn her keep, and so she became the maid [Drizella] She was lazy! [Anastasia] She was crazy! [Drizella] She was talking to the mice! [Lady Tremaine] She was hopelessly naive, so she had to pay the price I moved her to the attic, out of sight and out of mind I could have thrown her out, but I'm benevolent and kind [Drizella and Anastasia] Mother, your heart's too big for you! [Lady Tremaine] I knew what I had to do After all, difficult children will take advantage of your good nature So you lock them up, throw away the key There's one on every family tree [Drizella] Ungrateful! [Anastasia] Hateful! [Drizella, Anastasia] Vile too! The things she put you through! [Lady Tremaine] Break their spirit so they obey Now they'll do anything you say Maybe you'd call it cruel, but others would call it love Tough love I ask you, is it a crime to strive for perfection in all things? [Mother Gothel] Oh, no, they're so cute when they're little But then they grow up and just ruin everything I never wanted children, life was better on my own All the screaming, nagging, chilled me to the bone But then one day I came across a flower growing free Its magic kept me young, so I kept it all for me But someone dug it up, now a baby held the power So I borrowed her and locked her up and hid her in a tower Years went by, oh, the sacrifice And against my better judgment, I fed her once or twice Teenagers! Now I know why wild eat their young But that's messy Manipulation's easily more fun A little guilt, a lot of force, of course you have to lie Remind them that without you, they'd shrivel up and die They only have themselves to blame If you'd been there, you'd do the same So work them hard till they fall in line There's one way, and it's only mine [Evil Queen] Children are lazy [Lady Tremaine] Spoiled too [Lady Tremaine, Mother Gothel and Evil Queen] But we know what to do [Evil Queen] Govern them with a heart of stone [Lady Tremaine] Lock them up so they're all alone [Mother Gothel] Maybe you'd call it cruel, but [Lady Tremaine, Mother Gothel and Evil Queen] Others would call it love, tough love [Mother Gothel] Ugh, her own tower with a water view And she runs away the first chance she gets [Evil Queen] These wretched brats think the world owes them something But it doesn't Far and wide, I rule the kingdom with a heavy hand But there was more I had in mind, a greater plan I never cared to share, so the king would have to fall But his child blocked the way to me and fairest of them all She was chubby, she was dumb And grotesquely optimistic She needed structure in her life She wasn't realistic I gave her chores and took away the things that she'd enjoy But then I caught her singing songs with birds and then a boy Love? Was I to just sit by and wait? For her to take my crown? No She had sealed her fate She had to go, and so she did, and you know what they say An apple once a day keeps your enemies away Don't be fooled by their tender smile [Lady Tremaine] Give an inch [Lady Tremaine, Mother Gothel and Evil Queen] And they'll run a mile Our idea for a happy home Is one where we live all alone [Mother Gothel] Dark [Lady Tremaine] Depressing [Evil Queen] Desolate [Lady Tremaine, Mother Gothel and Evil Queen] Now let's all drink to that [Drizella and Anastasia] Call us wicked and call us mean [Lady Tremaine] Cruel and everything in between [Mother Gothel] You could say it's unjust [Evil Queen] Turning their dreams to dust [Lady Tremaine, Mother Gothel and Evil Queen] This is what we call love, tough love