Cats In The Cradle
My child arrived just the other day
ˈmaɪ ˈtʃaɪəɫd ɚˈraɪvd ˈdʒʌst ðiː ˈʌðɚ ˈdeɪ
Came to the world in the usual way
ˈkʰeɪm tə ðə ˈwɝɫd ˈɪn ðə ˈjuʒəwəɫ ˈweɪ
But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay
bət ˈðɛr ˈwɝ ˈpleɪnz tə ˈkʰætʃ | ən ˈbɪɫz tə ˈpʰeɪ
He learned to walk while I was away
ˈhi ˈlɝnt tə ˈwɑk ˈwaɪəɫ ˈaɪ ˈwəz əˈweɪ
He was talkin’ ‘fore I knew it
ˈhi ˈwəz ˈtʰɑkən ˈfɔr ˈaɪ ˈnu ˈɪt
And as he grew, he said
ən ˈæz ˈhi ˈɡru | ˈhi ˈsɛd
“I’m gonna be like you, Dad”
ˈaɪm ˈɡʌnə ˈbi ˈlaɪk ˈju | ˈdæd
“You know, I’m gonna be like you”
ˈju ˈnoʊ | ˈaɪm ˈɡʌnə ˈbi ˈlaɪk ˈju
And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
ən ðə ˈkʰæts ˈɪn ðə ˈkreɪɾɫ̩ ən ðə ˈsɪɫvɚ ˈspun
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
ˈlɪɾɫ̩ ˈbɔɪ ˈblu ən ðə ˈmæn ˈɑn ðə ˈmun
“When you comin’ home?”, “Son, I don’t know when”
ˈwɛn ˈju ˈkʰʌmɪŋ ˈhoʊm? | ˈsʌn | ˈaɪ ˈdoʊnt ˈnoʊ ˈwɛn
“We’ll get together then”
ˈwiɫ ˈɡɛt təˈɡɛðɚ ˈðɛn
“You know we’ll have a good time then”
ˈju ˈnoʊ ˈwiɫ əv ə ˈɡʊd ˈtʰaɪm ˈðɛn
Well, my son turned ten just the other day
ˈwɛɫ | ˈmaɪ ˈsʌn ˈtʰɝnd ˈtʰɛn ˈdʒʌst ðiː ˈʌðɚ ˈdeɪ
He said, “Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on, let’s play”
ˈhi ˈsɛd | ˈθæŋks ˈfɔr ðə ˈbɑɫ | ˈdæd | ˈkʰʌm ˈɑn | ˈlɛts ˈpleɪ
“Could you teach me to throw?” I said, “Not today”
kəd ˈju ˈtʰitʃ ˈmi tə ˈθroʊ? ˈaɪ ˈsɛd | ˈnɑt təˈdeɪ
“I got a lot to do.” He said, “That’s okay”
ˈaɪ ˈɡɑt ə ˈlɑt tə ˈdu ‖” ˈhi ˈsɛd | ˈðæts oˈkʰeɪ
And he walked away
ən ˈhi ˈwɑkt əˈweɪ
And he smiled and he said
ən ˈhi ˈsmaɪəɫd ən ˈhi ˈsɛd
“You know, I’m gonna be like him, yeah”
ˈju ˈnoʊ | ˈaɪm ˈɡʌnə ˈbi ˈlaɪk ˈhɪm | ˈjɛə
“You know I’m gonna be like him”
ˈju ˈnoʊ ˈaɪm ˈɡʌnə ˈbi ˈlaɪk ˈhɪm
And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
ən ðə ˈkʰæts ˈɪn ðə ˈkreɪɾɫ̩ ən ðə ˈsɪɫvɚ ˈspun
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
ˈlɪɾɫ̩ ˈbɔɪ ˈblu ən ðə ˈmæn ˈɑn ðə ˈmun
“When you comin’ home?”, “Son, I don’t know when”
ˈwɛn ˈju ˈkʰʌmɪŋ ˈhoʊm? | ˈsʌn | ˈaɪ ˈdoʊnt ˈnoʊ ˈwɛn
“We’ll get together then”
ˈwiɫ ˈɡɛt təˈɡɛðɚ ˈðɛn
“You know we’ll have a good time then”
ˈju ˈnoʊ ˈwiɫ əv ə ˈɡʊd ˈtʰaɪm ˈðɛn
Well, he came from college just the other day
ˈwɛɫ | ˈhi ˈkʰeɪm frəm ˈkʰɑlɪdʒ ˈdʒʌst ðiː ˈʌðɚ ˈdeɪ
So much like a man, I just had to say
ˈsoʊ ˈmʌtʃ ˈlaɪk ə ˈmæn | ˈaɪ ˈdʒʌst ˈhæd tə ˈseɪ
“I’m proud of you, could you sit for a while?”
ˈaɪm ˈpraʊd əv ˈju | kəd ˈju ˈsɪt ˈfɔr ə ˈwaɪəɫ?
He shook his head, and he said with a smile
ˈhi ˈʃʊk ˈhɪz ˈhɛd | ən ˈhi ˈsɛd ˈwɪθ ə ˈsmaɪəɫ
“What I’d really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys”
ˈwɑt ˈaɪd ˈriəlɪ ˈlaɪk | ˈdæd | ˈɪz tə ˈbɑroʊ ðə ˈkʰɑr ˈkʰiz
“See you later. Can I have them, please?”
ˈsi ˈju ˈleɪɾɚ ‖ kən ˈaɪ ˈhæv ˈðɛm | ˈpliz?
And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
ən ðə ˈkʰæts ˈɪn ðə ˈkreɪɾɫ̩ ən ðə ˈsɪɫvɚ ˈspun
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
ˈlɪɾɫ̩ ˈbɔɪ ˈblu ən ðə ˈmæn ˈɑn ðə ˈmun
“When you comin’ home?”, “Son, I don’t know when”
ˈwɛn ˈju ˈkʰʌmɪŋ ˈhoʊm? | ˈsʌn | ˈaɪ ˈdoʊnt ˈnoʊ ˈwɛn
“We’ll get together then”
ˈwiɫ ˈɡɛt təˈɡɛðɚ ˈðɛn
“You know we’ll have a good time then”
ˈju ˈnoʊ ˈwiɫ əv ə ˈɡʊd ˈtʰaɪm ˈðɛn
I’ve long since retired, my son’s moved away
ˈaɪv ˈlɑŋ ˈsɪns rɪˈtʰaɪɚd | ˈmaɪ ˈsʌnz ˈmuvd əˈweɪ
I called him up just the other day
ˈaɪ ˈkʰɑɫd ɪm ˈʌp ˈdʒʌst ðiː ˈʌðɚ ˈdeɪ
“I’d like to see you, if you don’t mind”
ˈaɪd ˈlaɪk tə ˈsi ˈju | ˈɪf ˈju ˈdoʊnt ˈmaɪnd
He said, “I’d love to, Dad, if I could find the time”
ˈhi ˈsɛd | ˈaɪd ˈlʌv tə | ˈdæd | ˈɪf ˈaɪ kəd ˈfaɪnd ðə ˈtʰaɪm
“You see, my new job’s a hassle and the kids have the flu”
ˈju ˈsi | ˈmaɪ ˈnu ˈdʒɑbz ə ˈhæsəɫ ən ðə ˈkʰɪdz əv ðə ˈflu
“But it’s sure nice talkin’ to you, Dad, it’s been sure nice talkin’ to you”
ˈbʌt ˈɪts ˈʃʊr ˈnaɪs ˈtʰɑkən tə ˈju | ˈdæd | ˈɪts ˈbɪn ˈʃʊr ˈnaɪs ˈtʰɑkən tə ˈju
And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me
ən ˈæz ˈaɪ ˈhʌŋ ˈʌp ðə ˈfoʊn ˈɪt əˈkʰɝd tə ˈmi
He’d grown up just like me, my boy was just like me
ˈhid ˈɡroʊn ˈʌp ˈdʒʌst ˈlaɪk ˈmi | ˈmaɪ ˈbɔɪ ˈwəz ˈdʒʌst ˈlaɪk ˈmi
And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
ən ðə ˈkʰæts ˈɪn ðə ˈkreɪɾɫ̩ ən ðə ˈsɪɫvɚ ˈspun
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
ˈlɪɾɫ̩ ˈbɔɪ ˈblu ən ðə ˈmæn ˈɑn ðə ˈmun
“When you comin’ home?”, “Son, I don’t know when”
ˈwɛn ˈju ˈkʰʌmɪŋˈhoʊm? | ˈsʌn | ˈaɪ ˈdoʊnt ˈnoʊ ˈwɛn
“We’ll get together then”
ˈwiɫ ˈɡɛt təˈɡɛðɚ ˈðɛn
“You know we’ll have a good time then”
ˈju ˈnoʊ ˈwiɫ əv ə ˈɡʊd ˈtʰaɪm ˈðɛn
And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
ən ðə ˈkʰæts ˈɪn ðə ˈkreɪɾɫ̩ ən ðə ˈsɪɫvɚ ˈspun
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
ˈlɪɾɫ̩ ˈbɔɪ ˈblu ən ðə ˈmæn ˈɑn ðə ˈmun
“When you comin’ home?”, “Son, I don’t know when”
ˈwɛn ˈju ˈkʰʌmɪŋˈhoʊm? | ˈsʌn | ˈaɪ ˈdoʊnt ˈnoʊ ˈwɛn
“We’ll get together then”
ˈwiɫ ˈɡɛt təˈɡɛðɚ ˈðɛn
“You know we’ll have a good time then”
ˈju ˈnoʊ ˈwiɫ əv ə ˈɡʊd ˈtʰaɪm ˈðɛn
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