Harry Chapin - Cats in the Cradle

Harry Chapin - Cats in the Cradle starts 1:05 Dedicated to Jake Day. Lyrics My child arrived just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay He learned to walk while I was away And he was talking ’fore I knew it, and as he grew He’d say “I’m gonna be like you, dad“ “You know I’m gonna be like you“ And the cat’s in the cradle and the silver spoon Little boy blue and the man in the moon “When you coming home, dad?“ “I don’t know when“ But we’ll get together then You know we’ll have a good time then My son turned ten just the other day He said, thanks for the ball, dad, come on let’s play Can you teach me to throw, I said-a, not today I got a lot to do, he said, that’s okay And he, he walked away, but his smile never dimmed It said, I’m gonna be like him, yeah You know I’m gonna be like him And
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