Well I know one day I'll give you away
Well I didn't cry when old yeller died
And your first day of school, I cried like a fool, and
And I found out fast a bully's just that
Well I'd fall every time you fell down
Well sometimes it's hard to believe
If you were to ask my wife would just laugh
They turn into be babies again
So I didn't cry when I got a black eye
But when I get home and I'm all alone
Well I'll sit in your room for a while
She'd say, "I know all about men"
They turn into be babies again
Scared me to death, when you took your first steps
And I'm gonna stand there and smile
They turn into be babies again
But when tough little boys grow up to be dads
At least not in front of my friends
They turn into be babies again
I followed your school bus to town
And how tough little boys grow up to be dads
But when tough little boys grow up to be dads
Well I'm a grown man but as strong as I am
When tough little boys grow up to be dads
And you've got to stand up to him
Well I didn't cry when old yeller died
How one little girl with little blond curls
As bad as it hurt I just grinned
But when tough little boys grow up to be dads
At least not in front of my friends
Can totally terrify me
