The Boy

He stays up at night, 'til way after dark
 Feeding the dog, that lives in our yard
 He'll put on my shoes and stumble around
 But together we can catch, any outlaw in town
 The boy tries to be just like me
 I'm all that he tries to be
 Watching cartoons on my knee
 Mamma's little man and me
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 He wants to know, how this and that goes
 He'll play all day, on a mountain of clay
 And he'll fight with me to show that he's strong
 But if he gets hurt, it's mamma he wants
 The boy tries to be just like me
 I'm all that he tries to be
 Watching cartoons on my knee
 It's mamma's little man and me
 Someday I know, he'll leave us alone
 Break mamma's heart, I'll try to be strong
 But if I shed a tear, I hope he won't see
 The big man is him and the boy is me
 The boy tried to be just like me
 He's all that I try to be
 Now I'm watching cartoons on my knees
 And mamma's little man is me
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 Let's go to bed, mamma