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Cats In The Cradle Lyrics by Fiji

Born And Raised II (The Rebirth)

2013

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 talking before I knew it and as he grew
He said, "I'm gonna be like you, Dad
You know I'm 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 don't know when
But we'll get together then, Son
You know we'll 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 okay"
And then he walked away but his smile never dimmed
And said "I'm gonna be like him, yeah
You know I'm going to 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 we'll get together then, Son
You know we'll 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, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?"
He shook his head, and he said with a smile
"What I'd 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 we'll get together then, Dad
You know we'll have a good time then
I've long since retired, my son's moved away
I called him up just the other day
I said "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"
He said "I'd love to Dad, if I could find the time
You see my new jobs a hassle, and the kids have the flu."
But It's sure nice talking to you, Dad
It's been sure nice talking 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
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 we'll get together then, Dad
We're gonna have a good time then
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About “Cats In The Cradle” by Fiji

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"Cats In The Cradle" appears on "Born And Raised II (The Rebirth)" in 2013.

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