Cat's In The Cradle

A child arrived just the other day
有一天，我的孩子出生了
He came to the world in the usual way
他平凡的來到人世
But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay
但是這個世界上，還有飛機要趕，還有賬單要付
He learned to walk while I was away, and he was
當我在遠方時，他學會了走路
Talkin fore I knew it, and as he grew, he said:
而且他在我知道前學會了說話，當他長大時，他說：
Im gonna be like you, dad,
我要像你一樣，爸爸
You know Im gonna be like you
你知道的，我要像你一樣
And the cats in the cradle, and the silver spoon
搖籃裡的貓咪，銀色的湯勺
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
憂鬱的小男孩，月亮上的男人
When you comin home, dad, I dont know when
爸爸你什麼時候回家？我不知道什麼時候
But well get together then,
但是我們會團聚的
You know well have a good time then.
你知道我們會有一個好時光的
My son turned ten just the other day, he said
有一天，我的兒子十歲了，他說
Thanks for the ball, dad, come on lets play
謝謝你送給我的球，爸爸，我們一起來玩吧
Can you teach me to throw, I said not today,
你能教我怎麼投擲嗎，我說今天不能
I got a lot to do, he said thats okay
我有許多事情要做，他說那好吧
And he walked away but his smile never dimmed, it said
然後他走開了，但臉上的笑容並沒有暗淡，他說
Im gonna be like him, yeah
我要像他一樣，是的
You know Im gonna be like him.
你知道的，我要像他一樣
And the cats in the cradle, and the silver spoon
搖籃裡的貓咪，銀色的湯勺
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
憂鬱的小男孩，月亮上的男人
When you comin home, dad, I dont know when
爸爸你什麼時候回家？我不知道什麼時候
But well together then,
但是我們會團聚的
You know well have a good time then.
你知道我們會有快樂的時光的
Well he came from college just the other day
有一天他上大學了
So much like a man I just had to say
越來越像一個大男人，我不得不說
Son Im proud of you, can ya sit for a while?
兒子，我為你自豪，你能坐下來呆一會兒嗎？
He shook his head, and he said, with a smile
你搖了搖頭，並且笑著說
What Id really like, dad, is to borrow the car keys
爸爸，我其實是想藉車鑰匙
See ya later, can I have them please?
晚會兒見，能給我車鑰匙嗎？
And the cats in the cradle, and the silver spoon
搖籃裡的貓咪，銀色的湯勺
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
憂鬱的小男孩，月亮上的男人
When you comin home, son, I dont know when
兒子你什麼時候回家？我不知道什麼時候
But well get together then, dad
但是我們會團聚的，爸爸
You know well have a good time then.
你知道我們會有一個美好的時光的
Ive long since retired, my sons moved away
我退休很長時間了，我的兒子搬走了
I called him up just the other day.
有一天我打電話給他
I said, Id like to see you, if you dont mind, he said
我說，我想去看看你，如果你不介意的話。他說
Id love to, dad, if I can find the time.
爸爸，如果我能抽出時間我十分樂意
You see my new jobs a hassle and the kids are the flu
你看我新工作很忙，而且孩子們得了流感
But its sure nice talkin to you, dad
但是和你說話很高興，爸爸
Its been sure nice talkin to you.
和你說話真的很高興
And as I hung up the phone it occured to me,
放下電話時，我突然意識到
Hed grown up just like me,
他真得成長得像我一樣，
My boy was just like me.
我的孩子恰恰和我一樣
And the cats in the cradle, and the silver spoon
搖籃裡的貓咪，銀色的湯勺
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
憂鬱的小男孩，月亮上的男人
When you comin home, son, I dont know when
兒子你什麼時候回家？我不知道什麼時候
But well get together then, dad
但是我們會團聚的，爸爸
Were gonna have a good time then.
你知道我們會有一個好時光的