Cat's In The Cradle - Derek Sholl

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My child arrived just the other day;

我的孩子前几天刚出生；

He came to the world in the usual away

他像往常一样来到这世上

But there were planes to catch and bills to pay

但还有飞机要赶还有账单要付

He learned to walk while I was away

我不在的时候他学会了走路

And he was talking before I knew it

我还没反应过来他就开始说话了

And as he grew he'd say:

等他长大了他会说

"I'm going to be like you dad

我会像你爸爸一样

You know I'm going to be like you "

你知道我会像你一样

And the cat's in the crader and the silver spoon

摇篮里的猫和银汤匙

Little boy blue and the man in the moon

忧伤的小男孩月亮上的那个人

"When you coming home dad "

当你回家时爸爸

"I don't know when

我不知道什么时候

But we'll get together then

但我们会在一起的

You know we'll have a good time then "

你知道我们会玩得很开心的

My son turned ten just the other day

前几天我儿子刚满十岁

He said "Thanks for the ball dad come on let's play

他说谢谢你的球爸爸来吧我们一起玩吧

Can you teach me to throw "

你能否教我怎么扔

I've said "Not I today I got a lot to do "

我说今天不是我我有很多事要做

He said "That's OK "

他说没关系

And he walked away but his smile never dimmed;

他转身离去，可他的笑容从未黯淡；

I'm going to be like him

我要像他一样

You know I'm going to be like him

你知道我会像他一样

And the cat's in the crader and the silver spoon

摇篮里的猫和银汤匙

Little boy blue and the man in the moon

忧伤的小男孩月亮上的那个人

"When you coming home dad "

当你回家时爸爸

"I don't know when

我不知道什么时候

But we'll get together then

但我们会在一起的

You know we'll have a good time then "

你知道我们会玩得很开心的

Well he came from college just the other day

有一天他刚从大学毕业

So much like a man I just had to say

我不得不说我真的太像个男人了

"Son I'm proud of you can you sit for a while "

孩子我为你感到骄傲你能否坐一会儿

He shook his head and said with a smile

他摇摇头笑着说

"What I'd really like Dad is to borrow the car keys

我真正想要的是向爸爸借车钥匙

See you later can I have them please "

一会儿见我能把它们给我吗拜托了

And the cat's in the crader and the silver spoon

摇篮里的猫和银汤匙

Little boy blue and the man in the moon

忧伤的小男孩月亮上的那个人

"When you coming home son "

当你回家时孩子

"I don't know when

我不知道什么时候

But we'll get together then

但我们会在一起的

You know we'll have a good time then "

你知道我们会玩得很开心的

I've long since retired my son's moved away

我早已退休我的儿子搬走了

I called him up just the other day

有一天我给他打电话

I said "I'd like to see you if you don't mind "

我说如果你不介意我想见你

He said "I'd love to Dad if I can fine the time

他说如果我能把握好时机我也很想爸爸

You see my new job's a has and the kids have the flu

你看我的新工作很艰难孩子们得了感冒

But it's sure nice talking to you dad

但和你聊天真的很开心爸爸

It's been sure nice talking to you "

和你聊天真的很开心

And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me

挂掉电话的时候我突然想到

He'd grown up just like me

他和我一样长大了

My boy was just like me

我的男孩和我一样

And the cat's in the crader and the silver spoon

摇篮里的猫和银汤匙

Little boy blue and the man in the moon

忧伤的小男孩月亮上的那个人

"When you coming home son "

当你回家时孩子

"I don't know when

我不知道什么时候

But we'll get together then

但我们会在一起的

You know we'll have a good time then "

你知道我们会玩得很开心的

We'll got have a good time then "

我们会玩得很开心的