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