all we hear,
it's okay,
doing fine,
don't you worry about me
i can manage to live alone

in the meanwhile, he's been trying
not to show he has been crying
cause a tough guy never shows

please question the anwsers he gives,
more than a smile that he fakes
it is all that he knows

please try to find out how he feels
his smile is more than unreal
don't want to show

little boy wants to be a big guy
all the little pieces of his mind are working overtime
when a little boy wants to be a big guy
you will see the fony faces and the fakin' smiles
the red in his eyes isn't telling you lies
where his thoughts may go
keep on looking, you will know

people could be understanding
they have might be, thru the same thing
you don't need to fight alone

I won't hold your hand in battle,
but I'll raise you in your saddle
and I'll be there when your home

little boy wants to be a big guy
all the little pieces of his mind are working overtime
when a little boy wants to be a big guy
you will see the fony faces and the fakin' smiles
the red in his eyes isn't telling you lies
where his thoughts may go
keep on looking, you will know

try to see