(From The 2026 Album 650)IntroVerse 1He Won′T Remember That It's RainingOr The Million Times He′S Tangled Up His LineThat Bluegill On His Hook Will Be The MemoryAnd That Smile On His Face, That'll Be MineChorusRight Now, Buddy, I'm Gonna Soak This In′Cause I Know It Won′T Always Be Like ThisI'm Gonna Blink And He′Ll Be Walking Out That DoorAnd He's Growing Up Just Like A WeedAnd Damn If He Don′T Look Just Like MeWaving At His Mama Standing On That ShoreI Hope I'm Here To See Him Have His Own KidsI Hope He Gets To Feel Just Like ThisWhen The Boy In The Boat Ain′T The Boy In The Boat No MoreInterludeVerse 2And He Don't Realize That This Don't Last ForeverHe Don′T Understand How Fast Time Can FlyHell, I Guess I′M About The Same Age As My Old ManWhen He Sat Me Down In A Jon Boat My First TimeChorusRight Now, Buddy, I'm Gonna Soak This In′Cause I Know It Won′T Always Be Like ThisI'm Gonna Blink And He′Ll Be Walking Out That DoorAnd He's Growing Up Just Like A WeedAnd Damn If He Don′T Look Just Like MeWaving At His Mama Standing On That ShoreI Hope I'm Here To See Him Have His Own KidsI Hope He Gets To Feel Just Like ThisWhen The Boy In The Boat Ain′T The Boy In The Boat No MoreInterludeBridgeOh, It Ain′T About Catching No FishIt's About Days I′M Gonna MissWith That Boy In The BoatYeah, That Boy In The BoatOut-ChorusAnd He's Growing Up Just Like A WeedAnd Damn If He Don′T Look Just Like MeWaving At His Mama Standing On That ShoreI Hope I'm Here To See Him Have His Own KidsI Hope He Gets To Feel Just Like ThisWhen The Boy In The Boat Ain′T The Boy In The Boat No MoreWhen The Boy In The Boat Ain't The Boy In The Boat No More
