Key: D
Introduction:
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Well, a child arrived just the other day
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he came to the world in the usual way
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but there were planes to catch and bills to pay
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he learned to walk while I was away
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"I'm gonna be like you dad
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you know I gonna be just like you"
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The cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
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little boy blue and the man in the moon
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when you commin' home dad, I don't know when
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but we'll have a good time then
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we'll have a good time then
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My son turned ten just the other day
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he said "thanks for the ball dad c'mon lets play
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could u teach me to throw?" I said "not today
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I got a lot do" he said that's okay"
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and he walked away with a smile and as he did he said
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"I'm gonna be like him,yeah
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you know I'm gonna be like him"
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the cats i the cradle and the silver spoon
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little boy blue and the man in the moon
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when you commin' home dad, "I dont know when
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we'll get togeter then
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you know we'll have a good time then.
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Well he came home from college just the other day
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so much as a man I just had to say
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"son I'm proud of you can you sit for a while?"
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he shook his head and he said with a smile
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"what I really like is to borrow the car keys
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see you later can I have them please?"
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the cats i the cradle and the silver spoon
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little boy blue and the man in the moon
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when you commin' home son, "I don't know when
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we'll get together then dad
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you know we'll have a good time then.
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now I retired my son moved away
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I called him up just the other day
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I said "son I'd like to see you if you don't mind
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he said " I love to dad, If I could find the time
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my new job's a hazzle and my kid's got the flue
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but its nice talkin' to you dad
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its sure nice talkin' to you"
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and as I hung up the phone it occurred to me
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he'd grown up just like me
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my boy was just like me
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The cats i the cradle and the silver spoon
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little boy blue and the man in the moon
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when you commin' home son, I don't know when
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we'll get together then dad
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you know we'll have a good time then.