Cats In The Cradle - Johnny Cash

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Well A child a

       
rrived just th

e other day
             
he came to the

             
 wold in the u

    
sual way
             
but there were

              
 planes to cat

       
ch and bills t

o pay
             
he lerned to w

             
alk wile I was

       
 away

he was talkin 

'for I knew it

 and as he cul

d he said :
             
"I'm gonna be 

     
like you dad 
             
you know I gon

              
na be just lik

   
e you"


             
the cats i the

              
 cradle and th

  
e silver spoon
             
little  boy bl

          
ue and the man

 in the moon
             
when you commi

              
n' home dad, "


I dont know wh

en
             
but we'll have

              
 a good time t


hen
             
we'll have a g

          
ood time then



             
My son turned 

         
ten just the o

ther day
             
he said "tanks

              
 for the ball 

    
dad c'on lets 

play
             
could u teach 

              
me 2 throw?" I

       
 said "not 2da

y  
             
I got alot  do

           
" he said that

s okey"
             
and he walked 

              
away with a sm

              
ile and as he 

    
did he said
              
 "I'm gonna be

  
 like him,yeah
             
you know I'm g

              
onna be like h


im"


             
the cats i the

              
 cradle and th

   
e silver spoon
             
little  boy bl

          
ue and the man

 in the moon
             
when you commi

              
n' home dad, "


I dont know wh

en
             
we'll get toge

     
ter then
             
you know we'll

              
 have a good t

    
ime then.


             
well he came h

              
ome from colla

    
ge just the ot

her day
             
so much as a m

              
an I jut had t


o say
             
"son I'm proud

              
 of you can yo

   
u sit for a wi

le?"
             
he shook his h

           
ead and he sai

d with a smile

 
     
"wath I really

 like is to bo

rrow the car k

eys 
             
see you later 

    
can I have the

m please?"


             
the cats i the

              
 cradle and th

  
e silver spoon
             
little  boy bl

          
ue and the man

 in the moon
             
when you commi

              
n' home son, "


I dont know wh

en
             
we'll get toge

     
ter then dad
             
you know we'll

              
 have a good t

    
ime then.

             
now I retierd 

    
my son moved a

way 
             
I called him u

    
p just the ato

her day
             
I said "son I'

              
d like to see 

    
you if you don

t mind
             
he said " I lo

            
ve to dad  If 

I culd find th

e time

my new jobs a 

hazzle and my 

kid's got the 

flue
             
but its nice t

           
alkin' to you 

dad 
             
its sure nice 

      
talkin' to 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 commi

              
n' home son, "


I dont know wh

en
             
we'll get toge

     
ter then dad
             
you know we'll

              
 have a good t

    
ime then.