(to the tune of "Cat's in the Cradle")
Performed by The Missing Lynx
My child arrived just the other day, he came to the world in an unusual way
I had songs to sing and golf to play
As I watched him grow I'd dream of the day
We'd be swinging at a ball or pickin' guitars
Playing right along with me yeah, playing right along with me.
And the dog's out howling, baying at the moon
The little boy's tired he'll be asleep soon
When we gonna play son I don't know when
But we'll have a good time then yeah, you know we'll have a good time then
My son turned ten just the other day
I said here's a guitar you can learn how to play
Can I show you some chords, he said "not today
I got TV to watch and Nintendo to play"
And as he walked away I could plainly see
He was never gonna be like me no, never gonna be like me
And the cat's out carousing singing a tune
The little boy's up he'll sleep past noon
Won't you pick up your dishes, clean up yer room
He's never gonna be like me no, never gonna be like me
Well I sent him to college with books to read, novels, essays and history
He said "no thanks dad, I have a different plan
Have I told you I think you're an unusual man
Please learn some Spanish and German ya see
Ya ought to be more like me dad, I think you ought to be like me"
Instrumental Interlude (Sprechen sie Deutche, O espanol )
Now he's mastered his computer and travels everywhere
Hasn't shown a sign of losing his hair
Speaks to me in Spanish, sails down the Rhine
Calls me up from time to time
He says, "man you're a mystery, I never did see
Why you couldn't be like me dad, why didn't you wanna be like me"
And as I check my watch it occurs to me
He stays up late like me ya, it's the only way he's like me
But his sister's in the cradle with a silver spoon
She'll swing like Annika and croon a good tune
She'll read like Lisa Simpson and keep a clean room
She's the one who'll be like me ya
I know she's gonna be like me
Words by Tom DeVries ©2006 Purple Heart Songs. All rights reserved.