The child arrived just 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 before 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, and the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon, little boy doing the man on 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 dad, 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, and then he walked away but his smile never dimmed and said, I'm gonna be like him, yeah, you know I'm gonna be like him, and the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon, little boy doing the man on 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 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, and the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon, little boy doing the man on the moon, when you coming home son I don't know when, but we'll get together 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, I said I'd love to dad if I can 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 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, and the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon, little boy doing the man on the moon, when you coming home son I don't know when, but we'll get together then dad, we're gonna have a good time then