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 ya teach me
To throw ''
I said ''Not today
I got a lot to do''
He said ''That's O K ''
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
Yeah ''
''We're gonna 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
Yeah
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 can 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 occurred 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
Yeah ''
''You know
We'll have a
Good time then''