Well I'd take it square on the chin

And I found out fast a bully's just that

And you've got to stand up to him

So I didn't 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 I'd 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 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 be 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 blond curls

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 be 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 a while

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 be babies again

When tough little boys grow up to be dads

They turn into be babies again