This is the key used in the version on the album here on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3n2dXxc46UoX4xeYLGmiI2 (x2): A 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 talkin' 'fore 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 blue and the man in the moon When you comin' 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 he walked away but his smile never did It 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 blue and the man in the moon When you comin' home Dad? I don't know when but we'll get together then You know we'll have a good time then 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 ya later, can I have them please?" And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon Little boy blue and the man in the moon When you comin' home Son? I don't know when but we'll get together then, Dad. You know we'll have a good time then Now I've retired, my son 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 could find the time My new job's a hassle and the kid's got the flu But it's nice talkin' to you Dad, it's sure nice talkin' to you" 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 blue and the man in the moon When you comin' home Son? I don't know when but we'll get together then, Dad. You're gonna have a good time then
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