Cats In The Cradle - Ugly Kid Joe
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Intro first ha
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econd part fir
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VERSE 1
A child arrive
d just the oth
er day
Came to the wo
rld in the usu
al way
There were pla
nes to catch,
bills to pay
He learned to
walk while I w
as away
He was talking
'fore I knew
it and as he c
ould, he said
"I'm gonna be
#
like you, dad,
You know I'm g
onna be like y
ou"
CHORUS
The cats in th
e cradle and t
he silver spoo
n
Little boy blu
e and a man on
the moon
When you comin
' home son, I
don't know whe
n
We'll get toge
ther then,
You know we'll
have a good t
ime then
Intro riff
VERSE 2
My son turned
ten just the o
ther day
He said "Thank
s for the ball
dad, come on,
let's play
Could you teac
h me to throw?
", I said "Not
today
I got a lot to
do", he said
"That's OK"
He walked away
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with a smile
on his face, h
e said
"I'm gonna be
like him, yeah
,
you know I'm g
onna be like h
im"
CHORUS
The cats in th
e cradle and t
he silver spoo
n
Little boy blu
e and a man on
the moon
When you comin
' home son, I
don't know whe
n
We'll get toge
ther then,
You know we'll
have a good t
ime then
VERSE 3
Well he came f
rom college ju
st the other d
+
ay
So much like a
man I just ha
ve to say
I'm proud of y
ou, could you
sit for a whil
e
He shook his h
ead and he sai
d with a smile
What I'm feeli
ng like, dad,
is to borrow t
he car keys
see you later,
can I have th
em please
CHORUS
The cats in th
e cradle and t
he silver spoo
n
Little boy blu
e and a man on
the moon
When you comin
' home son, I
don't know whe
n
We'll get toge
ther then,
You know we'll
have a good t
ime then
BRIDGE -
VERSE 4
I've long sinc
e retired, my
son moved away
I called him u
p just the oth
er day
I'd like to se
e you, if you
don't mind
He said: I'd l
ove to, dad, i
f I could find
the time.
You see, my ne
w job's hassle
and the kids
got the flu,
but it's sure
nice talking t
o you dad,
it was sure ni
ce talking to
you.
VERSE 5
And as I hung
up the phone i
s occurred to
me
He'd grown up
just like me
My boy was jus
t like me!
CHORUS
The cats in th
e cradle and t
he silver spoo
n
Little boy blu
e and a man on
the moon
When you comin
' home son, I
don't know whe
n
We'll get toge
ther then,
You know we'll
have a good t
ime then
The cats in th
e cradle and t
he silver spoo
n
Little boy blu
e and a man on
the moon
When you comin
' home son, I
don't know whe
n
We'll get toge
ther then,
You know we'll
have a good t
ime then
intro to finish