Harry Chapin Cats In The Cradle Lyrics Meaning

Original lyrics of cat s in the cradle song by harry chapin.
Harry chapin cats in the cradle lyrics meaning. Cat s in the cradle lyrics. Came to the world in the usual way. My 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. Verse 1 my child arrived just the other day.
My 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. Time well spent is time that is never lost. Cats in the cradle lyrics harry chapin cats in the cradle. As the lyrics say the cats in the cradle the family is at home and the silver spoon which is a symbol of wealth the father has to earn.
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay. Harry chapin included various symbols of childhood in the lyrics as reminders of how quickly it ends. He came to the world in the usual way. Watch official video print or download text in pdf.
As chapin s only number one song it became the best known of his work and a staple for folk rock music. My child arrived just the other day. Time poorly spent is time forever lost. Cat s cradle is a game played with string silver spoons are ornamental spoons for babies and little boy blue is a nursery rhyme.
About cat s in the cradle cat s in the cradle is a 1974 folk rock song by harry chapin from the album verities balderdash. Hope you are eager to know cats in the cradle lyrics come lets have a look at the cats in the cradle lyrics. Man in the moon could be about the human features children see when they look at the moon. Written by harry chapin and sandy chapin.
The single topped the us billboard hot 100 in december 1974. Explore 7 meanings and explanations or write yours. The little boy blue is the child that is sad because his father is away while the father is represented by the man on the moon the one far away who is unreachable idealized by the child who sees the father as his male role model. He learned to walk while i was.
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