He stays up at night till way after dark Feedin' 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 Watchin' cartoons on my knee Mama's little man and me 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 mama he wants The boy tries to be just like me I'm all that he tries to be Watchin' cartoons on my knee It's mama's little man and me Someday I know he'll leave us alone Break mama'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 watchin' cartoons on my knees And mama's little man is me It's good to be at mama