MY CHILD ARRIVED
JUST THE OTHER DAY
HE CAME TO THE WORLD
IN THE USUAL WAY
BUT THERE WERE
PLANES TO CATCH
AND BILLS TO PAY
HE LEARNED TO WALK
WHILE I WAS AWAY
AND HE WAS TALKIN'
'FORE I KNEW IT
AND AS HE GREW
HE'D SAY
I'M GONNA BE
LIKE YOU DAD
YOU KNOW I'M
GONNA BE LIKE YOU
AND THE CAT'S
IN THE CRADLE
AND THE SILVER SPOON
LITTLE BOY BLUE
AND THE MAN
IN THE MOON
WHEN YOU
COMIN' HOME DAD
I DON'T KNOW WHEN
BUT WE'LL GET
TOGETHER THEN
YOU KNOW WE'LL HAVE
A GOOD TIME THEN
MY SON TURNED TEN
JUST THE OTHER DAY
HE SAID THANKS
FOR THE BALL DAD
COME ON LET'S PLAY
CAN YOU TEACH ME
TO THROW
I SAID NOT TODAY
I GOT A LOT TO DO
HE SAID THAT'S OK
AND HE
HE WALKED AWAY
BUT HIS SMILE
NEVER DIMMED IT SAID
I'M GONNA
BE LIKE HIM YEAH
YOU KNOW I'M
GONNA BE LIKE HIM
AND THE CAT'S
IN THE CRADLE
AND THE SILVER SPOON
LITTLE BOY BLUE
AND THE MAN
IN THE MOON
WHEN YOU
COMIN' HOME DAD
I DON'T KNOW WHEN
BUT WE'LL GET
TOGETHER THEN
YOU KNOW WE'LL HAVE
A GOOD TIME THEN
WELL HE CAME
FROM COLLEGE
JUST THE OTHER DAY
SO MUCH LIKE A MAN
I JUST HAD TO SAY
SON I'M PROUD OF YOU
CAN YOU SIT
FOR A WHILE
HE SHOOK HIS HEAD
AND HE SAID WITH A SMILE
WHAT I'D
REALLY LIKE DAD
IS TO BORROW
THE CAR KEYS
SEE YOU LATER
CAN I HAVE THEM PLEASE
AND THE CAT'S
IN THE CRADLE
AND THE SILVER SPOON
LITTLE BOY BLUE
AND THE MAN
IN THE MOON
WHEN YOU
COMIN' HOME SON
I DON'T KNOW WHEN
BUT WE'LL GET
TOGETHER THEN DAD
YOU KNOW WE'LL HAVE
A GOOD TIME THEN
I'VE LONG SINCE RETIRED
MY SON'S MOVED AWAY
I CALLED HIM UP
JUST THE OTHER DAY
I SAID I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU
IF YOU DON'T MIND
HE SAID I'D LOVE TO DAD
IF I COULD FIND THE TIME
YOU SEE
MY NEW JOB'S A HASSLE
AND THE KIDS
HAVE THE FLU
BUT IT'S SURE NICE
TALKIN' TO YOU DAD
IT'S BEEN SURE NICE
TALKIN' TO YOU
AND AS I HUNG UP
THE PHONE
IT OCCURED TO ME
HE'D GROWN UP
JUST LIKE ME
MY BOY WAS
JUST LIKE ME
AND THE CAT'S
IN THE CRADLE
AND THE SILVER SPOON
LITTLE BOY BLUE
AND THE MAN
IN THE MOON
WHEN YOU
COMIN' HOME SON
I DON'T KNOW WHEN
BUT WE'LL GET
TOGETHER THEN DAD
WE'RE GONNA HAVE
A GOOD TIME THEN