Tough Little Boys

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“Tough Little Boys”
Single by Gary Allan from the album See If I Care
Released	June 2003
Format	CD single
Genre	Country
Length	3:57
Label	MCA Nashville
Writer(s)	Don Sampson, Harley Allen
Gary Allan singles chronology
"Man to Man" (2003) "Tough Little Boys" (2003) "Songs About Rain" (2004)

"Tough Little Boys" is the first single released from Gary Allan's 2003 album See If I Care. The song reached Number One on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in October of 2003, becoming Allan's second straight No. 1 single.

The song is about a father who has always imagined himself to be tough, even as a child. However, upon looking at his own child, the father starts to find himself worrying for the child's safety, admitting that "When tough little boys grow up to be dads / They turn into big babies again".

Preceded by "Real Good Man" by Tim McGraw

Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number one single by Gary Allan October 25-November 1, 2003

Succeeded by "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" by Keith Urban