Well, 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
"I'm gonna be like you dad
you know I gonna be just like you"
The cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
little boy blue and the man in the moon
when you commin' home dad, I don't know when
but we'll have a good time then
we'll have a good time then
My son turned ten just the other day
he said "thanks for the ball dad c'mon lets play
could u teach me to throw?" I said "not today
I got a lot do" he said that's okay"
and he walked away with a smile and as he did he said
"I'm gonna be like him,yeah
you know I'm gonna be like him"
the cats i the cradle and the silver spoon
little boy blue and the man in the moon
when you commin' home dad, "I dont know when
we'll get togeter then
you know we'll have a good time then.
Well he came home from college just the other day
so much as 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 really like is to borrow the car keys
see you later can I have them please?"
the cats i the cradle and the silver spoon
little boy blue and the man in the moon
when you commin' home son, "I don't know when
we'll get together then dad
you know we'll have a good time then.
now I retired my son moved away
I called him up just the other day
I said "son I'd like to see you if you don't mind
he said " I love to dad, If I could find the time
my new job's a hazzle and my kid's got the flue
but its nice talkin' to you dad
its sure nice talkin' 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
The cats i the cradle and the silver spoon
little boy blue and the man in the moon
when you commin' home son, I don't know when
we'll get together then dad
you know we'll have a good time then.