Cats In The Cradle
(专辑: Wildflower Festival - 2003)
My child arrived just the
other day He came to the
world in the
usual way But there were planes to catch, bills to pay He learned to walk while I
was away And he was talking 'fore I
knew it and as he grew He said, "I'm gonna be like you, dad You know, I'm gonna be like you" And the
cats in the
cradle and the
silver spoon Little boy blue and the
man in the
moon When you coming home? I
don't know when We'll get together then, son You know, we'll have a
good time then My child turned ten, 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 okay" He turned away but his smile never dimmed "I'm gonna be like him", he said "Yes, I'm going to be like him" And the
cats in the
cradle and the
silver spoon Little boy blue and the
man in the
moon When you coming home? I
don't know when We'll get together then, son You know, we'll have a
good time then When he came from college, the
other day So much like a
man I
just had to say "I'm proud of you, son, will you sit for a
while?" He shook his head and he said with a
smile "What I'd really like to do is to borrow the
car keys I'll see you later, can I
have them please?" And the
cats in the
cradle and the
silver spoon Little boy blue and the
man in the
moon When you coming home? I
don't know when We'll get together then, son You know, we'll have a
good time then Well, I've long since retired, my child 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" He said the
new job's a
hassle and the
kid's got the
flu But it's so nice talking to you, dad It's so nice talking to you And as I
hung up the
phone it occurred to me My boy's a
lot like me, my boy's a
lot like me And the
cats in the
cradle and the
silver spoon Little boy blue and the
man in the
moon When you coming home? I
don't know when We'll get together then, son You know, we'll have a
good time then We'll get together then, son You know, we'll have a
good time then