My 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 for I knew it
And as he grew,
said I'm gonna be like you Dad,
you know I'm gonna be like you
In the cuts,
in the cradle,
in the silver spoon Little boy blowing the man in the moon
When you're coming home,
dad,
I don't know when We will get together then
We're gonna have a good time then
My son turned ten 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
He knew I could wait,
but his smile never dimmed He said,
I'm gonna be like him
Yeah, you know I'm gonna be like him
In the cuts,
in the cradle,
in the silver spoon Little boy blowing the man in the moon
When you're coming home,
dad,
I don't know when We will get together then
We're gonna have a good time then
Well,
he came from college the other day
So much like a man I just can't say
Son,
I'm proud of you,
can you sleep for a while?
He shook his head and then he said with a smile
What I'd really like to do,
dad,
is borrow the car keys
See you later, can I have them, please?
In the cuts,
in the cradle,
in the silver spoon Little boy blowing the man in the moon
When you're coming home,
dad,
I don't know when We will get together then
We're gonna 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 can find the time
See my new job's a hassle in the case of
the flu But it's sure nice talking to you,
dad
Sure nice talking to you
And as I hung up the phone, it occurred to me
You're grown up,
but just like me My boy was just like me
In the cuts,
in the cradle,
in the silver spoon Little boy blowing the man in the moon
When you're coming home,
dad,
I don't know when We will get together then,
dad
We're gonna have a good time then