[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 when he

 could, he sai

d
             
"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

[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

[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] (x2)
             
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