Cats In The Cradle lyrics

Artist  : Harry Chapin 
Song : Cats In The Cradle
 


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 on
the moon
When you comin' home dad?
I don't
know when, but we'll get together then son
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 walked
away but his smile never dimmed
And 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
on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I
don't know when, but we'll get together then
son
You know we'll have a good time
then

Well, he came home 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 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
on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I
don't know when, but we'll get together then
son
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 kids have the flu
But it's sure nice
talking to you, Dad
It's been sure nice
talking 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 on the
moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know
when, but we'll get together then son
You know
we'll have a good time then