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Little Boy Blue - outwardly smiling but inwardly sad son... Man on the Moon - visible but distant father... I'm gonna be like you "Dad"-to-I'm gonna be like "him" -- a son detaching from his father.
Can you teach me to throw, I said-a, not today. I got a lot to do, he said, that's okay. And he, he walked away, but his smile never dimmed. 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.
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I got a lot to do." He said, "That's okay" And he walked away but his smile never dimmed. It said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah. You know I'm gonna be like him" [Chorus] And the cat's in the cradle...
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon. Little boy blue and the man on 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. I've long since retired, my son's moved away. I called him up just the other day.
Little Boy Blue - outwardly smiling but inwardly sad son... Man on the Moon - visible but distant father... I'm gonna be like you "Dad"-to-I'm gonna be like "him" -- a son detaching from his father.
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 on the moon. When you comin' home son? I don't know when, but we'll get together then son. You know we'll have a good time then. Well, he came home from college just the other day. So much like a man I just had to say.