my dad left my mom (and my 4 siblings) in 1977 when i was 9 years old. i remember always asking when we were gonna do something and he just never had the time, for one reason or another. so fast forward almost 30 years and now my dad is retired and resless (still married to the lady he left my mom for)...but now he seems to want to reach back out to all of us (he has grandkids now)..i just seem kinda indifferent to him now..so anyway i'm driving to work the other day and i hear this song that i've heard a million times before, but for some reason ...it just really hit me that this song was about my relationship (or lack thereof) with my dad...



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 talkin' 'fore I knew it, and as he grew
He'd say "I'm gonna be like you dad
You know I'm gonna be like you"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home dad?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then

My son turned ten just the other day
He said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on let's play
Can you teach me to throw", I said "Not today
I got a lot to do", he said, "That's ok"
And he walked away but his smile never dimmed
And said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah
You know I'm gonna be like him"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then

Well, he came home from college just the other day
So much like a man I just had to say
"Son, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?"
He shook his head and said with a smile
"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys
See you later, can I have them please?"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then

I've long since retired, my son's moved away
I called him up just the other day
I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"
He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I can find the time
You see my new job's a hassle and kids have the flu
But it's sure nice talking to you, Dad
It's been sure nice talking to you"

And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me
He'd grown up just like me
My boy was just like me

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then
[Edited 4/7/06 8:32am]

Purple Rain....my family (parents and siblings)

dad: gotta think of a good one
mom: ew & f, "every now and then"
sister: gg allin, "don't talk to me"
brother: not too sure, since i don't know 'im very well

My mom-Mommy Dearest movie
My dad-TV Daddy's spolied little girl

Please would you people just fess up already everyone know I am adopted...just admit it...cause I am nothing like you people.

TMBGITW said:

ShySlantedEye1 said:

I can not think of a song or movie, so I had to improvise.

"do yourself a favor"(with prince's vocals)

Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick,
and think of you
caught up in circles confusion--
is nothing new
Flashback--warm nights--
almost left behind
suitcases of memories,
time after--

sometimes you picture me--
I'm walking too far ahead
you're calling to me, I can't hear
what you've said--
Then you say--go slow--
I fall behind--
the second hand unwinds

chorus:
if you're lost you can look--and you will find me
time after time
if you fall I will catch you--I'll be waiting
time after time

after my picture fades and darkness has
turned to gray
watching through windows--you're wondering
if I'm OK
secrets stolen from deep inside
the drum beats out of time--

if you're lost you can look--and you will find me
time after time
if you fall I will catch you--I'll be waiting
time after time

you said go slow--
I fall behind
the second hand unwinds--

if you're lost you can look--and you will find me
time after time
if you fall I will catch you--I'll be waiting
time after time

time after time
time after time
time after time

Papa (Prince)

Papa Was A Rolling Stone ( The Temptations )

When Doves Cry .....well, at least partly

the summer time was always the best. we didn't go to alot of places but we had fun joking around.


All: End of the spring and here she comes back
Hi Hi Hi Hi there
Them summer days, those summer days

That's when I had most of my fun, back
high high high high there
Them summer days, those summer days

Rose: I "cloud nine" when I want to

Freddie: Out of school, yeah

Larry: County fair in the country sun

Sly: And everything, it's true, ooh yeah

All: Hot fun in the summertime x 4

All: First of the fall and then she goes back
Bye bye bye bye there
Them summer days, those summer days

Rose: "Boop-boop-ba-boop-boop" when I want to

Freddie: Out of school, yeah

Larry: County fair in the country sun

Sly: And everything, it's true, ooh yeah

All: Hot fun in the summertime x 4

Billy Joel: My Life