Cats In The Cradle

关外野店烟火绝客怎眠

A child arrived just the other day

寒来袖间谁为我添两件

He came to the world in the usual way

三四更雪风不减吹袭一夜

But there were planes to catch,and bills to pay

只是可怜瘦马未得好歇

He learned to walk while I was away,and he was

怅然入梦梦几月醒几年

Talkin fore I knew it,and as he grew,he said:

往事凄艳用情浅两手缘

Im gonna be like you,dad,

鹧鸪清怨听得见飞不回堂前

You know Im gonna be like you

旧楹联红褪墨残谁来揭

And the cats in the cradle,and the silver spoon

Little boy blue and the man on the moon

一瓢江湖我沉浮

When you comin home,dad,I dont know when

But well get together then,

可你从不在灯火阑珊处

You know well have a good time then.

怅然入梦梦几月醒几年

My son turned ten just the other day,he said

往事凄艳用情浅两手缘

Thanks for the ball,dad,come on lets play

鹧鸪清怨听得见飞不回堂前

Can you teach me to throw,I said not today,

旧楹联红褪墨残谁来揭

I got a lot to do,he said thats okay

And he walked away but his smile never dimmed,it said

一瓢江湖我沉浮

Im gonna be like him,yeah

You know Im gonna be like him.

可你从不在灯火阑珊处

And the cats in the cradle,and the silver spoon

Little boy blue and the man on the moon

一瓢江湖我沉浮

When you comin home,dad,I dont know when

But well together then,

你不在灯火阑珊处

You know well 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 Im proud of you,can ya sit for a while?

He shook his head,and he said,with a smile

What Id really like,dad,is to borrow the car keys

See ya later,can I have them please?

And the cats in the cradle,and the silver spoon

Little boy blue and the man on the moon

When you comin home,son,I dont know when

But well get together then,dad

You know well have a good time then.

Ive long since retired,my sons moved away

I called him up just the other day.

I said,Id like to see you,if you dont mind,he said

Id love to,dad,if I can find the time.

You see my new jobs a hassle and the kids are the flu

But its sure nice talkin to you,dad

Its been sure nice talkin to you.

And as I hung up the phone it occured to me,

Hed grown up just like me,

My boy was just like me.

And the cats in the cradle,and the silver spoon

Little boy blue and the man on the moon

When you comin home,son,I dont know when

But well get together then,dad

You know well have a good time then。