Well I never once backed down from a punch

Well I take it square on the chin

Well I found out fast that bullies just laugh

And weve got to stand up again

So I didnt cry when I got a black eye

As bad as it hurt Id 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 Id fall every time you fell down

Your first day to 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 big babies again

Well Im a grown man but as strong as I am

Well sometimes its hard to believe

That 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

Now tough little boys grow up to be dads

They turn into big 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

And 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 big babies again

When tough little boys grow up to be dads

They turn into big babies again