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Cats In The Cradle Tab

by Johnny Cash


                    
Well A child arrived just the other day
                              
he came to the wold in the usual way
                                  
but there were planes to catch and bills to pay
                                 
he lerned to walk wile I was away

he was talkin 'for I knew it and as he culd he said :
                  
"I'm gonna be like you dad 
                              
you know I gonna be just like you"


                             
the cats i the cradle and the silver spoon
                       
little  boy blue and the man in the moon
                           
when you commin' home dad, "I dont know when
                           
but we'll have a good time then
                       
we'll have a good time then



                      
My son turned ten just the other day
                               
he said "tanks for the ball dad c'on lets play
                                  
could u teach me 2 throw?" I said "not 2day  
                        
I got alot  do" he said thats okey"
                                             
and he walked away with a smile and as he did he said
                
 "I'm gonna be like him,yeah
                           
you know I'm gonna be like him"


                              
the cats i the cradle and the silver spoon
                       
little  boy blue and the man in the moon
                           
when you commin' home dad, "I dont know when
                  
we'll get togeter then
                               
you know we'll have a good time then.


                               
well he came home from collage just the other day
                           
so much as a man I jut had to say
                              
"son I'm proud of you can you sit for a wile?"
                        
he shook his head and he said with a smile 
     
"wath I really like is to borrow the car keys 
                 
see you later can I have them please?"


                             
the cats i the cradle and the silver spoon
                       
little  boy blue and the man in the moon
                           
when you commin' home son, "I dont know when
                  
we'll get togeter then dad
                               
you know we'll have a good time then.

                 
now I retierd my son moved away 
                 
I called him up just the atoher day
                               
I said "son I'd like to see you if you dont mind
                         
he said " I love to dad  If I culd find the time

my new jobs a hazzle and my kid's got the flue
                        
but its nice talkin' to you dad 
                   
its sure nice talkin' 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


                              
the cats i the cradle and the silver spoon
                       
little  boy blue and the man in the moon
                           
when you commin' home son, "I dont know when
                  
we'll get togeter then dad
                               
you know we'll have a good time then.