[Verse 1] A 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 talking before I knew it And as he grew hed say, Im going to be like you dad You know Im going to be like you [Chorus] And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon Little boy blue and the man in the moon When you coming home dad? I dont know when But well get together then You know well have a good time then [Verse 2] My son turned ten just the other day He said, Thanks for the ball come on lets play Can you teach me to throw? I said, Not today I got a lot to do. He said, Thats okay He walked away but his smile never dimmed He said, Im going to be like him, yeah, you know Im going to be like him [Chorus] And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon Little boy blue and the man in the moon When you coming home dad? I dont know when But well get together then You know well have a good time then [Verse 3] Well he came from college just the other day So much like a man I just had to say Son Im proud of you, can you sit for a while He shook his head and then he said with a smile What Id really like dad is to borrow the car keys See you later can I have them please [Chorus] And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon Little boy blue and the man in the moon When you coming home dad? I dont know when But well get together then You know well have a good time then [Verse 4] Ive long since retired my sons moved away I called him up just the other day I said, Id like to see you if you dont mind He said, Id love to dad if I could find the time You see my new jobs a hassle and the kids have the flu But its sure nice talking to you dad Its been sure nice talking to you [Outro] And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me Hed grown up just like me, my boy was just like me
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