My child arrived just the other day;
came to the world in the usually way
but there were planes to catch and bills to pay.
he learned to walk while i was away.
he was talkinand' and'fore i knew it.
and as he grew he said,
andquot;iand'm gonna be like you, dad.
you know iand'm gonna be like you.andquot;
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and the catand's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
little boy blue and the man on the moon.
andquot;when you cominand' home ?andquot;
andquot;son, i donand't know when.
weand'll get together then.
you know weand'll have a good time then.andquot;
Well, my son turned ten just the other day.
he said , andquot;thanks for the ball, dad. come on, letand's play.
could you teach me to throw ?andquot; i said, andquot;not today.
i got a lot to do.andquot; he said, andquot;thatand's okay.andquot;
and he walked away and he smiled and he said,
andquot;you know,
iand'm gonna be like him, yeah.
you know iand'm gonna be like him.andquot;
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Well, he came from college just the other day,
so much like a man i just had to say,
andquot;iand'm proud of you. could you sit for a while ?andquot;
he shook his head and he said with a smile,
andquot;what iand'd really like, dad, is to borrow the car keys.
see you later. can i have them please ?andquot;
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and the catand's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
little boy blue and the man on the moon.
andquot;when you cominá¹— home, son ?andquot;
andquot;i donand't know when.
weand'll get together then.
you know weand'll have a good time then.andquot;
Iand've long since retired, my sonand's moved away.
i called him up just the other day.
andquot;iand'd like to see you, if you doná¹—t mind.andquot;
he said, andquot;iand'd love to, dad, if i could find the time.
you see my new joband's a hassle and the kids have the flu,
but itand's sure nice talkinand' to you, dad.
itand's been sure nice talkinand' to you.andquot;
And as i hung up the phone it occurred to me,
heand'd grown up just like me.
my boy was just like me.
(yeah, yeah, yeah)
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