cat s in the cradle cover

Johnny Cash

A child arrived 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.

Chorus:
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 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.
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.

Chorus:
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.

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 you sit for a while.
He shook his head and then he said with a smile,
What I d really like dad is to borrow the car keys,
See you later can I have them please.

Chorus:
And the cat s in the cradle and the silver spoon.
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
When you coming 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
have the flu,
But it s sure nice talking to you dad,
It s been sure nice talking to you.

And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me,
He d grown up just like me
My boy was just like me.

Chorus:
And the cat s in the cradle and the silver spoon.
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
When you coming 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...