My child arrived just the other day; My child arrived just the other day; Minha criança chegou outro dia mesmo Came to the world in the usually way Came to the world in the usually way veio ao mundo do modo normal But there were planes to catch and bills to pay. But there were planes to catch and bills to pay. Mas havia aviões a pegar e contas a pagar He learned to walk while I was away. He learned to walk while I was away. Ele aprendeu a andar enquanto eu estava longe He was talkin' 'fore I knew it. He was talkin' 'fore I knew it. Ele estava falando antes que eu soubesse And as he grew he said, And as he grew he said, E enquanto crescia ele dizia, "I'm gonna be like you, Dad. "I'm gonna be like you, Dad. eu vou ser igual a vocÊ Papai You know I'm gonna be like you." You know I'm gonna be like you." Sabe, vou ser exatamente como você. Chorus : Chorus : Refrão : And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon, And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon, E o gato está no berço e a colher prateada, Little boy blue and the man on the moon. Little boy blue and the man on the moon. menininho triste e o homem na lua. "When you comin' home ?" "When you comin' home ?" quando você voltara pra casa? "Son, I don't know when. "Son, I don't know when. Filho,eu não sei quando We'll get together then. We'll get together then. Nós ficaremos juntos então. You know we'll have a good time then." You know we'll have a good time then." Você sabe que teremos bons momentos então. Well, my son turned ten just the other day. Well, my son turned ten just the other day. Bem, meu filho fez 10 outro dia mesmo He said , "Thanks for the ball, Dad. Come on, let's play. He said , "Thanks for the ball, Dad. Come on, let's play. Ele disse, Obrigado pela bola,Papai,venha,vamos jogar Could you teach me to throw ?" I said, "Not today. Could you teach me to throw ?" I said, "Not today. Você pode me ensinar a lançar?Eu disse Hoje não I got a lot to do." He said, "That's okay." I got a lot to do." He said, "That's okay." Eu tenho muita coisa pra fazer.Ele disse Tudo bem And he walked away and he smiled and he said, And he walked away and he smiled and he said, E ele andou e sorriu e disse, "You know, "You know, sabe I'm gonna be like him, yeah. I'm gonna be like him, yeah. Serei exatamente como ele, yeah. You know I'm gonna be like him." You know I'm gonna be like him." Sabe, eu serei exatamente como ele. Chorus Chorus Refrão Well, he came from college just the other day, Well, he came from college just the other day, Bem, ele veio da universidade outro dia mesmo, So much like a man I just had to say, So much like a man I just had to say, Tão crescido que eu tive que dizer, "I'm proud of you. Could you sit for a while ?" "I'm proud of you. Could you sit for a while ?" Estou orgulhoso de você.Você pode se sentar um pouco? He shook his head and he said with a smile, He shook his head and he said with a smile, Ele balançou a cabeça e disse com um sorriso. "What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys. "What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys. O que eu realmente gostaria,Papai,é emprstar as chaves do carro See you later. Can I have them please ?" See you later. Can I have them please ?" Te vejo mais tarde. Posso tê-las por favor? Chorus : Chorus : Refrão : And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon, And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon, E o gato está no berço e a colher prateada, Little boy blue and the man on the moon. Little boy blue and the man on the moon. menininho triste e o homem na lua. "When you comin¹ home, Son ?" "When you comin¹ home, Son ?" Quando você volta pra casa,Filho? "I don't know when. "I don't know when. Eu não sei quando We'll get together then. We'll get together then. Nós ficaremos juntos então. You know we'll have a good time then." You know we'll have a good time then." Você sabe que teremos bons momentos então. I've long since retired, my son's moved away. I've long since retired, my son's moved away. Me aposentei há muito tempo, meu filho se mudou. I called him up just the other day. I called him up just the other day. Eu o chamei outro dia mesmo. "I'd like to see you, if you don¹t mind." "I'd like to see you, if you don¹t mind." Eu gostaria de te ver,se você não se importar He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I could find the time. He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I could find the time. Ele disse, Eu adoraria Papai,se eu conseguir encontrar um tempo. You see my new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu, You see my new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu, Veja meu novo emprego é cansativo e as crinças estão gripadas, But it's sure nice talkin' to you, Dad. But it's sure nice talkin' to you, Dad. Mas é muito bom falar com você, pai. It's been sure nice talkin' to you." It's been sure nice talkin' to you." tem sido muito bom falar com você. And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me, And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me, Eu desliguei o telefone e me ocorreu, He'd grown up just like me. He'd grown up just like me. Ele cresceu exatamente como eu. My boy was just like me. My boy was just like me. Meu filho é exatamente igual a mim. (Yeah, yeah, yeah) (Yeah, yeah, yeah) (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Chorus Chorus Refrão