Cats In The Cradle

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Cats In The Cradle by Ugly Kid Joe

About Cats In The Cradle

"Cat's in the Cradle" is a 1974 folk rock song by Harry Chapin from the album Verities & Balderdash. The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1974. The song later became a hit for the hard rock group Ugly Kid Joe. The Ugly Kid Joe cover of the song peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on the UK singles chart, but is still often mistaken for a Guns N' Roses or a Skid Row cover of the song. Neither band has ever recorded this song and it has often been mislabeled as such on Gnutella and other Peer-to-peer networks. .

Cats In The Cradle Lyrics

[00:12.53] My child arrived just the other day
[00:15.62] Came to the world in the usual way
[00:18.33] But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
[00:22.22] He learned to walk while I was away
[00:24.94] He was talkin' 'fore I knew it
[00:26.79] And as he grew he said
[00:28.41] "I'm gonna be like you, dad"
[00:31.39] "You know I'm gonna be like you"
[00:35.88] And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
[00:39.36] Little boy blue and the man on the moon
[00:42.44] When you comin' home?
[00:43.70] Son, I don't know when
[00:45.44] We'll get together then
[00:48.11] You know we'll have a good time then
[00:53.89]
[00:58.29] Well, my son turned ten just the other day
[01:01.46] He said, "Thanks for the ball, dad, come on, let's play"
[01:04.83] "Could you teach me to throw?"
[01:06.12] I said, "Not today, I got a lot to do"
[01:09.35] He said, "That's okay"
[01:11.08] And he walked away and he smiled and he said
[01:14.24] "You know, I'm gonna be like him," yeah
[01:17.69] You know I'm gonna be like him
[01:22.25] And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
[01:25.64] Little boy blue and the man on the moon
[01:28.90] When you comin' home?
[01:29.99] Son, I don't know when
[01:32.26] We'll get together then
[01:34.84] You know we'll have a good time then
[01:40.28]
[01:46.51] When he came from college just the other day
[01:49.73] So much like a man I just had to say
[01:53.27] "I'm proud of you"
[01:54.65] "Could you sit for a while?"
[01:56.46] He shook his head and he said with a smile
[01:59.40] "What I'd really like, dad, is to borrow the car keys"
[02:03.27] "See you later"
[02:04.30] "Can I have them, please?"
[02:07.39] And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
[02:10.76] Little boy blue and the man on the moon
[02:13.99] When you comin' home?
[02:15.08] Son, I don't know when
[02:17.32] We'll get together then
[02:20.13] You know we'll have a good time then
[02:24.77]
[02:38.67] I've long since retired, my son's moved away
[02:42.27] I called him up just the other day
[02:46.74] "I'd like to see you, if you don't mind"
[02:49.56] He said, "I'd love to, dad, if I could find the time"
[02:54.21] "You see my new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu"
[02:57.66] "But it's sure nice talkin' to you, dad"
[03:00.78] "It's been sure nice talkin' to you"
[03:05.46] And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me
[03:09.06] He'd grown up just like me
[03:12.34] My boy was just like me
[03:16.65] And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
[03:20.21] Little boy blue and the man on the moon
[03:23.19] When you comin' home?
[03:24.45] Son, I don't know when
[03:26.89] We'll get together then
[03:29.44] You know we'll have a good time then
[03:33.88] And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
[03:37.32] Little boy blue and the man on the moon
[03:40.67] When you comin' home?
[03:41.66] Son, I don't know when
[03:44.07] We'll get together then
[03:46.82] You know we'll have a good time then...
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From the album: 90s Grunge