Well A child a

       
rrived just th

e other 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 'for I kne

           
w it and as he

     
 grew hedsaid
        
I'm gonna be l

#         
ike you dad
           
you know I gon

          
na be like you


             
The cats in th

              
e cradle and t

  
he silver spoo

n
             
Little boy blu

          
e and the man 

in the moon
             
When you comin

              
g home dad,  I


 dont know whe

n
             
But we'll get 

           
together then
             
You know we'll

          
 have a good t

ime then



             
My son turned 

         
ten just the o

ther day
             
He said thank 

              
for the ball d

    
ad c'mon lets 

play
             
Could you teac

              
h me to throw 

       
I said not tod

ay
             
I got a lot do

           
 he said that 

okay
             
And he walked 

          
away with a sm

           
ile and as he 

     
did he said
        
I'm gonna be l

#         
ike him,yeah
          
You know I'm g

#             
onna be like h


im"


             
The cats in th

              
e cradle and t

   
he silver spoo

n
             
Little  boy bl

          
ue and the man

 in the moon
             
When you commi

              
n' home dad, I


 dont know whe

n
             
but we'll get 

     
together then
             
you know we'll

              
 have a good t

    
ime then.


             
Well he came h

              
ome from colle

    
ge just the ot

her day
             
So much like a

              
 man I just ha


d to say
              
Son I'm proud 

              
of you can you

  
 sit for a whi

le
             
He shook his h

           
ead and he sai

d with a smile
             
What i'd reall

          
y like dad is 

           
to borrow the 

     
car keys
        
See you later 

#         
can I have the

m please?"


             
The cats in th

              
e cradle and t

  
he silver spoo

n
             
Little  boy bl

          
ue and the man

 in the moon
             
When you comin

              
' home son, I 


dont know when
             
We'll get toge

     
ther then dad
             
You know we'll

              
 have a good t

    
ime then.

Interlude

              


             
I've long sinc

              
e retired my s


on's moved awa

y
             
I called him u

    
p just the oth

er day
             
I said I'd lik

              
e to seee you 

    
if you dont mi

nd
             
He said I'd lo

            
ve to dad  if 

I could find t

he time
             
My new jobs a 

          
hassle and my 

          
kid's got the 

/
flu
        
But its nice t

#         
alkin' to you 

dad
          
Its been sure 

#             
nice talkin' t


o you
             
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


             
The cats i the

              
 cradle and th

   
e silver spoon
             
Little  boy bl

          
ue and the man

 in the moon
             
When you comin

              
' home son, I 


dont know when
             
We'll get toge

     
ther then dad
             
You know we'll

              
 have a good t

    
ime then.