Cats In The Cradle - Ugly Kid Joe


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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


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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

#          
 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

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