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 Hed say Im gonna be like you, Dad You know Im gonna be like you And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon Little boy blue and the man on the moon When you comin home, Dad I dont know when, but well get together then You know well have a good time then My son turned ten just the other day He said, Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on lets play can you teach me to throw, I said Not today I got a lot to do, he said, Thats ok And he walked away but his smile never dimmed And said, Im gonna be like him, yeah You know Im gonna be like him And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon Little boy blue and the man on the moon When you comin home, Dad I dont know when, but well get together then You know well 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, Im proud of you, can you sit for a while He shook his head and said with a smile What Id 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 on the moon When you comin home son I dont know when, but well get together then, Dad You know well have a good time then 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 can find the time You see my new jobs a hassle and kids have the flu But its sure nice talking to you, Dad Its been sure nice talking to you And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me Hed 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 dont know when, but well get together then, Dad Were gonna have a good time then
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 07:31:10 +0000
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