[Intro] 
   
 
[Verse]
             
My child arriv

            
ed just the ot

her day
            
He came to the

              
 world in the 

 
usual way
              
But there were

              
 planes to cat

       
ch and bills t

o pay
            
He learned to 

              
walk while I w


as away
            
And he was tal

              
kin' 'fore I k

            
new it, and as

    
 he grew
              
He'd say "I'm 

          
gonna be like 

 
you dad
            
You know I'm g

            
onna be like y


ou"
 
[Chorus] 
             
And the cat's 

              
in the cradle 

        
and the silver

 spoon
            
Little boy blu

           
e and the man 

on the moon
 
When you comin

' home dad?
            
I don't know w

            
hen, but we'll

            
 get together 

  
then son
            
You know we'll

            
 have a good t

     
ime then
 
[Interlude] 
   
 
[Verse]
             
My son turned 

             
ten just the o


ther day
            
He said, "Than

              
ks for the bal

         
l, Dad, come o

n let's play
              
Can you teach 

              
me to throw", 

        
I said "Not to

day
            
I got a lot to

              
 do", he said,

   
 "That's ok"
            
And he walked 

            
away but his s

           
mile never dim


med
              
And said, "I'm

          
 gonna be like

       
 him, yeah
            
You know I'm g

            
onna be like h


im"
 
[Chorus] 
             
And the cat's 

              
in the cradle 

        
and the silver

 spoon
            
Little boy blu

           
e and the man 

on the moon

When you comin

' home dad?
            
I don't know w

            
hen, but we'll

            
 get together 

  
then son
            
You know we'll

            
 have a good t

     
ime then
 
[Interlude] 
   
 
[Verse]
             
Well, he came 

              
home from coll

             
ege just the o


ther day
            
So much like a

             
 man I just ha

d to say
              
"Son, I'm prou

              
d of you, can 

    
you sit for a 

while?"
            
He shook his h

         
ead and said w

ith a smile
            
"What I'd real

            
ly like, Dad, 

            
is to borrow t

         
he car keys
            
See you later,

        
 can I have th

em please?"
 
[Chorus] 
             
And the cat's 

              
in the cradle 

        
and the silver

 spoon
            
Little boy blu

           
e and the man 

on the moon

When you comin

' home son?
            
I don't know w

            
hen, but we'll

            
 get together 

  
then 
            
You know we'll

            
 have a good t

     
ime then
 
[Interlude] (x2) 
   
 
[Verse]
             
I've long sinc

              
e retired, my 


son's moved aw

ay
            
I called him u

            
p just the oth

er day
              
I said, "I'd l

              
ike to see you

    
 if you don't 

mind"
              
He said, "I'd 

            
love to, Dad, 

          
if I can find 

the time
            
You see my new

            
 job's a hassl

            
e and kids hav

        
e the flu
            
But it's sure 

            
nice talking t

   
o you, Dad
            
It's been sure

            
 nice talking 

    
to you"
 
[Bridge] 
            
And as I hung 

            
up the phone i

            
t occurred to 

  
me
            
He'd grown up 

         
just like me
          
My boy was jus

        
t like me
 
[Chorus] 
             
And the cat's 

              
in the cradle 

        
and the silver

 spoon
            
Little boy blu

           
e and the man 

on the moon

When you comin

' home son?
            
I don't know w

            
hen, but we'll

            
 get together 

  
then 
            
You know we'll

            
 have a good t

     
ime then
 
[Outro]