"Tough Little Boys" is a song written by Harley Allen and Don Sampson and recorded by American country music artist Gary Allan.

The song, backed primarily by acoustic guitar and keyboard, is about a father who has always imagined himself to be tough, even as a child.

Jennifer Webb of About.com reviewed the song favorably, calling it "touching and tender.

It was filmed at the Tennessee National Air Force Base, and features actual soldiers returning from and during wartime, and their daughters, who come out and hug them in the end.

Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of June 28, 2003.