Cats In The Cradle
Cat Stevens

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
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 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 okay

And he walked away but his smile never dimmed
And said, I'm gonna be like him, yeah
You know 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 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 cats 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 talking to you, Dad
It's been sure nice talking to you

And as I hung up the phone it had occurred to me
He'd grown up just like me
My boy was just like me

And the cats 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


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[Mono Single Vers...   Majik of Majiks   Majik of Majiks [DVD]   Matthew & Son   Matthew & Son   Matthew And Son   Maybe You're Right   Maybe You're Right   Maybe Your Right   Miles from Nowhere   Miles From Nowhere [DVD]   Mona Bone Jakon   Monad's Anthem   Monad's Anthem   Moon Shadow   Moonshadow   Moonshadow [DVD]   Moonstone   Morning Has Broken   Morning Has Broken [Traditional Gaelic Melody]   Mountain   Music   Nascimento   Never   New York Times   Northern Wind   Novim's Nightmare   Novim's Nightmare   O Caritas   Oh Very Young   Oh Very Young [DVD]   Old Schoolyard   On the Road to Find Out   On The Road To Findout   Peace Train   Peace Train [DVD]   Peacetrain   Pop Star   Portobello Road   Portobello Road [Mono Single Version][#][*]   Randy   Ready   Remember The Days Of The Old School Yard   Rubylove   Ruins   Sad Lisa   Sad Lisa [DVD]   Sad Lisa [From the Majikat Earth Tour][Live]   School Is Out   School Is Out [Mono Single Version][#][*]   School Is Out [Stereo Version][*]   Seasons In The Sun   Shift That Log   Silent Sunlight   Sitting   Smash Your Heart   Sun / C79   Sun C/79   Sun C\/79   Sun/C79   Sweet Jamaica   Sweet Scarlet   Tea for the Tillerman   The Artist   The Boy With a Moon & Star on His Head   The Boy With a Moon and Star on His Head   The Day They Make Me Tsar   The Day They Make Me Tsar (Demo Version)   The First Cut Is the Deepest   The Hurst   The Hurt   The Hurt [DVD]   The Joke   The Laughing Apple   The Tramp   The View from the Top   The View From the Top [Mono Single Version][*]   The View From the Top [Mono Version]   The Wind   The Wind [DVD]   This Glass World   Time   Time/Fill My Eyes [#][Demo Version]   To Be A Star   Trouble   Tuesday's Dead   Tuesday's Dead   Two Fine People   Was Dog A Doughnut?   When I Speak To The Flowers   Where Are You   Where Are You?   Where Are You? [Mono Single Version][*]   Where Are You? [Mono Version]   Where Do The Children Play   Where Do the Children Play?   Where Do the Children Play? [From the Majikat Eart...   Whistlestar   Wild World

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