Cats In The Cradle

My child arrived just the other day;
He came to the world in the usual day,
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 hed say:
'Im going to be like you,dad,
You know Im going to be like you.'
And the cats in the crader and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
'When you coming 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,Ive got a lot to do.'
He said,'Thats OK.'
And he walked away,but his smile never dimmed;
He said Im going to be like him,yeah.
You know Im going to be like him.
And the cats in the crader and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
'When you coming 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 crader and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
'When you coming home,son?'
'I dont know when,
But well get together then,
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 fine the time.
You see,my new jobs a worry and the kids have the flu,
But its sure nice talking to you,dad.
Its sure been 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 crader and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
'When you coming home,son?'
'I dont know when,
But well get together then,
You know well have a good time then.'