Cats In The Cradle
written by H.Chapin and S.Chapi
My child arrived just the other da
Came to the world in the usually wa
But there were planes to catch and bills to pa
He learned to walk while I was awa
He was talkin' 'fore I knew i
And as he grew he sai
"I'm gonna be like you, Da
You know I'm gonna be like you"
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoo
Little boy blue and the man 'n the moo
"When you comin' home"
"Son, I don't know whe
We'll get together the
You know we'll have a good time then"
Well, my son turned ten just the other da
He said , "Thanks for the ball, Dad. Come on, let's pla
Could you teach me to throw ?" I said, "Not toda
I got a lot to do." He said, "That's okay"
And he walked away and he smiled and he sai
"You kno
I'm gonna be like him, yea
You know I'm gonna be like him"
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoo
Little boy blue and the man 'n the moo
"When you comin' home"
"Son, I don't know whe
We'll get together the
You know we'll have a good time then"
Well, he came from college just the other da
So much like a man I just had to sa
"I'm proud of you. Could you sit for a while"
He shook his head and he said with a smil
"What I´m feeling like, Dad, is to borrow the car key
See you later. Can I have them please"
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoo
Little boy blue and the man 'n the moo
"When you comin' home, Son"
"I don't know whe
We'll get together the
You know we'll have a good time then"
I've long since retired, my son's moved awa
I called him up just the other da
"I'd like to see you, if you don't mind"
He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I could find the tim
You see my new job's a hassle and the kids have the fl
But it's sure nice talkin' to you, Da
It's been sure nice talkin' to you"
And as I hung up the phone it occurred to m
He'd grown up just like m
My boy was just like m
(Yeah, yeah, yeah
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoo
Little boy blue and the man 'n the moo
"When you comin' home"
"Son, I don't know whe
We'll get together the
You know we'll have a good time then"
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoo
Little boy blue and the man 'n the moo
"When you comin' home"
"Son, I don't know whe
We'll get together the
You know we'll have a good time then"
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