Cat's In The Cradle

My child arrived just the other day;
那一天我的兒子來到我的身邊
He came to the world in the usual day,
他就那樣看似普普通通的來到世間
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay,
但我忙著趕飛機和付賬單
He learned to walk while I was away.
他學會走路時我不在他身邊
And he was talking before I knew it,
不知他什麼時候學會說話
And as he grew he'd say:
他一天天的長大並說：
'I'm going to be like you,dad,
我將來要像你一樣，爸爸
You know I'm going to be like you.'
你知道的，我要像你一樣
And the cat's in the crader and the silver spoon,
搖籃裡的貓咪和銀勺子
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
憂鬱的小男孩和眼裡月亮上的男人
'When you coming home,dad?'
爸爸你什麼時候回家
'I don't know when,
我不知道
But we'll get together then,
我們會歡聚擁抱
You know we'll have a good time then.'
你知道我們會有美好的時光

那一天我的兒子十歲了
My son turned ten just the other day.
謝謝你的送我的球，爸爸我們來玩一局吧
He said,'Thanks for the ball,dad,come on,let's play.
你能教我怎麼投籃嗎？我說今天不行
Can you teach me to throw?'
我還有很多事要做，他說那好吧
I said,'Not today,I've got a lot to do.'
他走開了但臉上依舊掛著笑容
He said,'That's OK.'
你知道的
And he walked away,but his smile never dimmed;
我要像他一樣
He said I'm going to be like him,yeah.
你知道我要像他一樣
You know I'm going to be like him.
搖籃裡的貓和銀勺子
And the cat's in the crader and the silver spoon,
憂鬱的小男孩和眼裡月亮上的男人
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
爸爸你什麼時候回家
'When you coming home,dad?'
我不知道
'I don't know when,
我們會歡聚擁抱
But we' ll get together then,
你知道我們會有美好的時光
You know we'll have a good time then.'
那一天他畢業了

我不得不說他越來越像一個男人
Well,he came from college just the other day,
兒子我為你自豪，能坐下來陪我一會兒嗎
So much like a man,I just had to say,
他搖了搖頭笑著說
'Son,I'm proud of you,can you sit for a while?'
爸爸我只是想藉車鑰匙
He shook his head and said with a smile,
等會兒見，能藉我車鑰匙麼
'What I'd really like,Dad,is to borrow the car keys.
搖籃裡的貓和銀勺子
See you later,can I have them please?'
憂鬱的男孩和眼裡月亮上的男人
And the cat's in the crader and the silver spoon,
兒子你什麼時候回來
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
我不知道
'When you coming home,son?'
我們會歡聚擁抱
'I don't know when,
你知道我們會有歡樂的時光
But we'll get together then,
我退休了很久久到我的兒子搬走
You know we'll have a good time then.'
那一天我打電話給他

你不介意的話我想去看看你
I've long since retired, my son's moved away
他說我也很想，如果我能找到時間
I called him up just the other day.
你看我新工作很忙並且孩子感冒了
I said ,'I'd like to see you if you don't mind.'
但和你說話很高興，爸爸
He said,'I'd love to,Dad,if I can fine the time.
和你說話真的很高興
You see,my new job's a worry and the kids have the flu,
放下電話時我突然意識到
But it's sure nice talking to you,dad .
他越來越像我
It's sure been nice talking to you.'
我的孩子和我一樣
And as I hung up the phone,it occurred to me,
搖籃裡的貓和銀勺子
He'd grown up just like me
憂鬱的小男孩和眼裡月亮上的男人
My boy was just like me.
你什麼時候回家
And the cat's in the crader and the silver spoon,
我不知道
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
我們會歡聚擁抱
'When you coming home,son ?'
你知道我們在一起就是最美的時光
'I don't know when,
But we'll get together then,
You know we'll have a good time then. '