this song always makes me cry...

[Kuciwalker]

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 talking '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 coming 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 ok."
And he walked away, but his smile never dimmed,
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 coming home, dad?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then.
You know we'll 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, 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 you 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 coming home, son?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then, dad.
You know we'll have a good time then."

I've long since retired and 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 could find the time.
You see, my new job's a hassle, and the kid's got the flu,
But it's sure nice talking to you, dad.
It's been sure nice talking to you."
And 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 coming home, son?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then, dad.
You know we'll have a good time then."

[Japher]

Ugly Kid Joe did a cover of that, and it rocked

[MrFun]

** MrFun sends Kuci a comforting smilie

[Dis]

I think I know this song.

The only lyrics I can identify it by are: The cat's in the cradle. I never knew any of the other lyrics. I had no idea what the song was about.

[Wiglaf]

Send that kid off to war or something, whiney stories about whiney kids make me sick, he needs to learn what it's like to have people not just indifferent to you, but trying to kill you. Wake up call!

I'm suprised the refrain isnt "Why daddy why".

[Nubclear]

Kuci
Angsty songs
Wiggles

[Asher]

It's a great song.

[Guynemer]

Widdle Wiggums:

[Japher]

The only thing I didn't like about the song is that I though it could use just a little bit....

MORE COWBELL!!!

Guynemer, you disapoint

[Guynemer]

[embalmer42]

for both the Harry Chapin original and the Ugly Kid Joe cover version.

[Japher]

[Asher]

This song is similarly good, IMO.

When I was young I knew everything
And she a punk who rarely ever took advice
Now i'm guilt stricken, sobbing with my head on the floor
Stop a baby's breath and a shoe full of rice

I can't be held responsible
Cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place

For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen

My best friend took a week's vacation to forget her
His girl took a week's worth of valium and slept
Now he's guilt stricken sobbing with his head on the floor
Thinks about her now and how he never really wept he says

I can't be held responsible
Cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place

For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen

We've tried to wash our hands of all of this
We never talk of our lacking relationships
And how we're guilt stricken sobbing with our heads on the floor
We fell through the ice when we tried not to slip, we'd say

I can't be held responsible
Cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place

For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen

We were merely freshmen
We were merely freshmen
We were only freshmen

[Japher]

I was actually surprised by the UKJ cover

In fact, I was surprised by UKJ in general

They had some good songs, despite being short lived.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Wiglaf
Send that kid off to war or something, whiney stories about whiney kids make me sick, he needs to learn what it's like to have people not just indifferent to you, but trying to kill you. Wake up call!

It's not the kid that's whining, dumbass. The dad finally realizes that his kid is just like him, and because of that now he'll never be able to really have any time with his son, in his entire life.