Johnny Cash - Cats in the cradle
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GWell A child arrived Cjust the other day
he Gcame to the wold in the Gusual way
Gbut there were planes to catch and Cbills to pay
Ghe lerned to walk wile GI was away
Ghe was talkin 'for I knew it and as he culd he said :
&Cquot;I'm gonna be Glike you dad
Cyou know I gonna be just like yGou"
Gthe cats i the cradle and the Csilver spoon
Clittle boy blue and theG man in the moon
Gwhen you commin' home dad, &Cquot;I dont know when
Gbut we'll have a good time tGhen
Cwe'll have a good time tGhen
GMy son turned ten just Cthe other day
Ghe said "tanks for the ballG dad c'on lets play
Gcould u teach me 2 throw?" I sCaid "not 2day
GI got alot do" he sGaid thats okey"
Gand he walked away with a smile and as he did Che said
"I'm gonnaG be like him,yeah
Cyou know I'm gonna be like hGim"
tGhe cats i the cradle and the sCilver spoon
Clittle boy blue and theG man in the moon
Gwhen you commin' home dad, &Cquot;I dont know when
Gwe'll get togeter tGhen
Cyou know we'll have a good time Gthen.
Gwell he came home from collage jCust the other day
Gso much as a man I jut had tGo say
"G;son I'm proud of you can Cyou sit for a wile?"
Ghe shook his head and he Gsaid with a smile
&qGuot;wath I really like is to borrow the car keys
Csee you later can GI have them please?"
Gthe cats i the cradle and the Csilver spoon
Clittle boy blue and theG man in the moon
Gwhen you commin' home son, &Cquot;I dont know when
Gwe'll get togeter tGhen dad
Cyou know we'll have a good time Gthen.
Gnow I retierd my sCon moved away
GI called him up juGst the atoher day
GI said "son I'd like to seeC you if you dont mind
Ghe said " I love to dGad If I culd find the time
Gmy new jobs a hazzle and my kid's got the flue
Cbut its nice talkin' to yGou dad
Cits sure nice talkinG' to you"
and as GI hung up the phone it occurred to me
Che'd grown up just like Gme
Cmy boy was just like Gme
tGhe cats i the cradle and the sCilver spoon
Clittle boy blue and theG man in the moon
Gwhen you commin' home son, &Cquot;I dont know when
Gwe'll get togeter tGhen dad
Cyou know we'll have a good time Gthen.