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 you teach me to throw I said not today I got a lot to do he said that´s okay And he he walked away but his smile never dimmed Said I´m gonna be like him yeah you know I´m gonna be like him And the cat´s in the cradle... 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 awhile 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...
Now I´ve lretired 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 occured to me He´d grown up just like me my boy was just like me