Trucks and trains, football games Hurricane's been his middle name Since he was old enough to tear up any room Dirty shoes, stitched and bruised There ain't a thing the boy can't lose He's like his dad, he's stubborn as a mule Before he caught another's eye He's had mine For his whole life he's been The beating heart inside my chest He's all grown up now He'll always be my little man The first day of first grade Just like that, slips away And I'm looking up to look him in the eye Big plans, bigger dreams Window shop, for wedding rings Me working up the nerve for this goodbye Before he caught another's eye He's had mine For his whole life he's been The beating heart inside my chest He's all grown up now He'll always be my little man Here we are, what a day Soon I'll watch him drive away But they're leaving me a million prayers I've prayed Before he caught another's eye He's had mine For his whole life he's been The beating heart inside my chest He's all grown up now He'll always be my little man My little man