Little Boys Grow up and Dogs Get Old

Bandit was a black lab daddy brought home

He said, "Son he's yours from now on

Bandit looked at me and he cocked his head

Slept at night on the foot of my bed

All that year, I can see him still

Chasing after me, nipping at my heels

Down to the bus stop, my new best friend

Still waiting right there when I got home again

And I thought we would be together

Go on and on just like that, forever

But I was young back then

I guess I just didn't know

Little boys grow up and dogs get old

He was my sidekick through thick and thin

And he'd bark at my fish when I'd reel 'em in

Summers came and went and we grew like weeds

And I don't know if I raised him or he raised me

And I thought we would be together

Go on and on just like that, forever

But I was young back then

How was I supposed to know

Little boys grow up and dogs get old?

He was fourteen when I left for Tennessee

And he came down the front porch steps a little slow

I got down to hug his neck

Said, "You take care of Mom and Dad

Till I get home

Be a good boy

Now, you be a good boy"

And I thought we would be together

Go on and on just like that, forever

But I was young back then

God, I wish I didn't know

Little boys grow up and dogs get old