The Michael Berry Show

A 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 for 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 dad you know I'm gonna be like you

And the cats and the cradle and the silver's full

a little boy blue and the Man and the Moos,

When you're coming home that I don't know when,

But we'll get together then.

You know we'll have a good time, man. My son turned 10 just the other day. He said,

Thanks for the ball.

That, come on, let's play.

Can you teach me the throw?

I said, not today. I got a lot to do.

He said, that's okay.'s okay and he walked away but his smile never

And said I'm gonna be like him. Yeah, you know I'm gonna be

This day in 1974, 49 years ago,

that Harry Chappin's Cats in the Cradle hit number one in the U.S.

Which probably made a lot of your dads think very hard about how they spent their

time and energy because guess what? Today eventually came. And nobody ever thinks to themselves.

Wish I hadn't spent so much time with my kids.

Wish I hadn't taught my daughter to bark to bake.

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