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Tough Little Boys Lyrics
Well I never once
Backed down from a punch
Well I'd take it square on the chin
Well I found out fast
A bully's just that
You've got to stand up to him
So I didn't cry, when I got a black eye
As bad as hurt, I just grinned
But when tough little boys
Grow up to be dads
They turn into big babies again
Scared me to death
When you took your first steps
Well I'd fall everytime you fell down
And your first day of school
I cried like a fool
And I followed your school bus to town..
Well I didn't 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 big babies again
Well I'm a grown man
But as strong as I am
Well sometimes it's hard to believe
How one little girl, with little blonde girls
Can totally terrify me
If you were to ask
My wife would just laugh
She'd say "I know all about men"
And how tough little boys
Grow up to be dads
They turn into big babies again
Well I know one day
I'll give you away
And I'm gonna stand there and smile..
But when I get home
And I'm all alone
Well I'll sit in your room for awhile...
Well I didn't 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 big babies again
When tough little boys
Grow up to be dads
They turn into big babies
Again
Backed down from a punch
Well I'd take it square on the chin
Well I found out fast
A bully's just that
You've got to stand up to him
As bad as hurt, I just grinned
But when tough little boys
Grow up to be dads
They turn into big babies again
When you took your first steps
Well I'd fall everytime you fell down
And your first day of school
I cried like a fool
And I followed your school bus to town..
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 big babies again
But as strong as I am
Well sometimes it's hard to believe
How one little girl, with little blonde girls
Can totally terrify me
My wife would just laugh
She'd say "I know all about men"
And how tough little boys
Grow up to be dads
They turn into big babies again
I'll give you away
And I'm gonna stand there and smile..
But when I get home
And I'm all alone
Well I'll sit in your room for awhile...
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 big babies again
Grow up to be dads
They turn into big babies
Again
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I love this song. The video still makes me cry everytime I see it. The toughest men I know turn to mush when they have kids or even when they're just around kids.
It's one of the only country songs my dad likes, jsut because he could really relate to the last part of the song. He's always afraid of losing his daughter when she grows up. Country songs are great that way; even people who don't like them can really relate to the lyrics. :)