Cats in the Cradle - Ugly Kid Joe

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 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 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 He walked away but his smile never dimmed He 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 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 then 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 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 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 kids have 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 We're gonna have a good time then...

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 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 dimmed He 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 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 then 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 We'll have a good time then, dad You know we'll have a good time then Now, I've retired, 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 My new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu But it's sure nice talking to you, dad It's sure nice talking 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 coming home dad I don't know when We'll get together then, dad We're gonna have a good time then

My child arrived just the other day 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 He was talkin' 'fore I knew it And as he grew he said "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 on the moon "When you comin' home?" "Son, I don't know when We'll get together then You know we'll have a good time then" Well, my son turned ten just the other day He said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on, let's play Could you teach me to throw? I said, "Not today, I got a lot to do" He said, "That's okay" And he walked away And he smiled and he said "You know, 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 on the moon "When you comin' home?" "Son, I don't know when 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 "I'm proud of you Could 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 on the moon "When you comin' home?" "Son, I don't know when We'll get together then 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 "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 kids have the flu But it's sure nice talkin' to you, Dad, it's been sure nice talkin' 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 on the moon "When you comin' home?" "Son, I don't know when We'll get together then You know we'll have a good time then" 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 We'll get together then You know we'll have a good time then"

Momma don't you cry anymore, I'm not the same girl I was before You know I'll always be your baby, But I've found some brand new wants and they wanna rock me. Momma can't you see my world is turnin, I've got I've got to live these things that I'm learnin', You don't have to try and save me I'm wrapped up in a Dream and he's gonna rock me, All night long we lay Where heaven lies, He takes me all the way to Paridise, When he rocks me in the cradle of love, Momma don't you remember how it feels Don't you remember My heart and My soul is rolling like a wheel I know you think I'm crazy yea I'm crazy for the one Who wants to rock me, I know you think I'm crazy Yea I'm crazy for the boy who's gonna rock me, He's gonna rock me, He's gonna rock me, My baby's gonna rock me Yea he's gonna rock me My big baby Must be love Rock me baby Must be love He's gonna rock me

My child arrived just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch and there were 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 We'll get together then, son, you know we'll have a good time then" When my son turned ten just the other day Said, "Thanks for the ball, dad, come on and 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 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 We'll get together then, son, 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, We're gonna have a good time then" Well, I've long since retired and my son's moved away 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 Yeah, 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, we're gonna have a good time then"

All my life I've been wastin' away Never thought there'll be hell to pay My heart is broken cause I've never been true To myself or the rest of you Never stopped just playin' it cool The life I lived I was such a fool Finding a world but losing my mind It was all just a waste of time The enemy is us The enemy will bring you down The enemy will make the sound that you never heard before There's nothing you can do Not even if you wanted to Are they really comin' after you Are we entering the storm I remember how we'd used to be Now my life throws away from me So many things I did over the years The pain I caused and all of the tears Never stopped just playin' it cool The life I lived I was such a fool Finding a world but losing my mind It was all just a waste of time The enemy is us The enemy will bring you down The enemy will make the sound that you never heard before There's nothing you can do Not even if you wanted to Are they really comin' after you Are we entering the storm Sealings are crazy Cause you now laugh in fear And they want him to make it better But there's nobody there All my life I've been wastin' away Never thought there'll be hell to pay My heart is broken cause I've never been true To myself or the rest of you The enemy is us The enemy will bring you down The enemy will make the sound that you never heard before There's nothing you can do Not even if you wanted to Are they really comin' after you Are we entering the storm The enemy is us The enemy will bring you down The enemy will make the sound that you never heard before There's nothing you can do Not even if you wanted to Are they really comin' after you Are we entering the storm The enemy is us The enemy will bring you down The enemy will make the sound that you never heard before There's nothing you can do Not even if you wanted to Are they really comin' after you Are we entering the storm

Hell on earth For the devil's paradise Angels on my lap And the beer is cold as ice Dirty little deeds Of the ultimate sin I've got the money Let the good times begin We all know why we're here The smell of cheap perfume Sixty for the girl Twelve bucks for the room Every kind of pill Drinking and cocaine Lots of dirty woman Goddamn the shits insane Taking the pill Slowing the race Straight down to heaven we go now Shooting to thrill The smile on the face It's all just south of the border now Walking through the gates I don't think twice Welcome back my friend To the devil's paradise Taking the pill Slowing the race Straight down to heaven we go now Shooting to thrill The smile on the face It's all just south of the border now Welcome back my friend To the devil's paradise It's never gonna end In the devil's paradise

I met her in a club down in old Soho Where you drink champagne It tastes just like Cherry Cola, C-O-L-A Cola She walked up to me, and she asked me to dance I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice She said, "Lola", L-O-L-A, Lola, la-la-la-la-Lola Well, I'm not the world's most physical guy But when she squeezed me tight, she nearly broke my spine Oh my Lola, la-la-la-la-Lola Well, I'm not dumb, but I can't understand Why she walked like a woman but talked like a man Oh my Lola, la-la-la-la-Lola, la-la-la-la-Lola Well, we drank champagne and danced all night Under electric candlelight She picked me up and sat me on her knee And said, "Dear boy, you're gonna come home with me" Well, I'm not the world's most passionate guy When I looked in her eyes, well, I almost fell for my Lola La-la-la-la-Lola, la-la-la-la-Lola Lola, la-la-la-la-Lola, la-la-la-la-Lola I pushed her away, I walked to the door I fell to the floor, I got down on my knees Then I looked at her and she at me That's the way that I want it to stay And I always want it to be that way For my Lola, la-la-la-la-Lola Girls will be boys and boys will be girls It's a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world Except for Lola, la-la-la-la-Lola Well, I left home just a week before And I'd never ever kissed a woman before But Lola smiled and took me by the hand Said, "Dear boy, I'm gonna make you a man" Well, I'm not the world's most masculine man But I know what I am, I'm glad I'm a man And so is Lola, la-la-la-la-Lola La-la-la-la-Lola Lola, la-la-la-la-Lola, la-la-la-la-Lola Lola, la-la-la-la-Lola, la-la-la-la-Lola Lola, la-la-la-la-Lola, la-la-la-la-Lola Lola, la-la-la-la-Lola, la-la-la-la-Lola Lola, la-la-la-la-Lola, la-la-la-la-Lola Lola