Guns N Roses Cat S In The Cradle lyrics

A 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
Talkin` `fore I knew it,
and as he grew, he said:
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 on the moon
When you comin` home, son,
I don`t know when
But we`ll have a good time then, dad
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 not today,
I got a lot to do,
he said that`s okay
And he walked away but his smile never dimmed,
he said
I`m gonna be like him, yeah
You know I`m gonna be like him.
And the cat`s in the cradle, and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin` home, son,
I don`t know when
But we`ll have a good time then
You know we`ll have a good time then.
Well he came from college just the other day
So much like a man I just had to say
Son I`m proud of you,
can we sit for a while?
He shook his head, and said, with a smile
What I`d really like, dad,
is to borrow the car keys
See ya later, can I have them please?
And the cat`s in the cradle,
and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin` home, son,
I don`t know when
But we`ll have a good time then, dad
You know we`ll have a good time then.
I`ve long since retired,
my son`s moved away
I called him up just the other day.
I said, I`d like to see you,
if you don`t mind, he said
I`d love to, dad,
if I could find the time.
You see my new job`s a hassle and the kids got the flu
But it`s been sure nice talkin` to you, yeah
Sure nice talkin` to you.
And as I hung up the phone it occured to me,
He`d grown up just like me, yeah.
My boy was just like me.
And the cat`s in the cradle,
and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin` home, son,
I don`t know when
But we`ll have a good time then, dad
You know we`ll have a good time then.