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Intro chords

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

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 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

Chorus

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 curls

Can totally terrify me

If you were to ask, my wife would just laugh

She'd say I know all about men

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 to stand there and smile

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But when I get home and I'm all alone

Then I'll sit in your room for awhile

Chorus

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