And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
"When you comin' home?"
We'll get together then
You know I'm gonna be like him"
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
Could you teach me to throw? I said, "Not today, I got a lot to do"
And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me
He'd grown up just like me, my boy was just like me
"I'd like to see you, if you don't mind
"When you comin' home?"
We'll get together then
He was talkin' 'fore I knew it
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
I've long since retired, my son's moved away
He shook his head and he said with a smile
Can I have them please?"
"I'm proud of you
"I'm gonna be like you, Dad
"Son, I don't know when
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
But it's sure nice talkin' to you, Dad, it's been sure nice talkin' to you"
And as he grew he said
Could you sit for a while?"
We'll get together then
We'll get together then
I called him up just the other day
And he walked away
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
Well, my son turned ten just the other day
"Son, I don't know when
You know we'll have a good time then"
He learned to walk while I was away
"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys
So much like a man I just had to say
"When you comin' home?"
"Son, I don't know when
"You know, I'm gonna be like him, yeah
You know I'm gonna be like you"
"When you comin' home?"
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
You know 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
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
"Son, I don't know when
You know we'll have a good time then"
"Son, I don't know when
"When you comin' home?"
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
See you later
"You see my new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu
He said, "That's okay"
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
He said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on, let's play
And he smiled and he said
We'll get together then
He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I could find the time"
