Well I never once, backed down from a punch
Well Id take it square on the chin
And I found out fast a bullys just that
And youve got to stand up to him
So I didnt cry when I got a black eye
As bad as it hurt I just grinned
But when tough little boys grow up to be dads
They turn into be babies again
Scared me to death, when you took your first steps
Well Id fall every time you fell down
And your first day of school, I cried like a fool, and
I followed your school bus to town
Well I didnt cry when old yeller died
At least not in front of my friends
But when tough little boys grow up to be dads
They turn into be babies again
Well Im a grown man but as strong as I am
Well sometimes its hard to believe
How one little girl with little blond curls
Can totally terrify me
If you were to ask my wife would just laugh
Shed say, I know all about men
And how tough little boys grow up to be dads
They turn into be babies again
Well I know one day Ill give you away
And Im gonna stand there and smile
But when I get home and Im all alone
Well Ill sit in your room for a while
Well I didnt cry when old yeller died
At least not in front of my friends
But when tough little boys grow up to be dads
They turn into be babies again
When tough little boys grow up to be dads
They turn into be babies again