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guān wài yě diàn yān huǒ jué kè zěn mián |
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A child arrived just the other day |
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hán lái xiù jiān shuí wèi wǒ tiān liǎng jiàn |
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He came to the world in the usual way |
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sān sì gēng xuě fēng bù jiǎn chuī xí yī yè |
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But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay |
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zhǐ shì kě lián shòu mǎ wèi dé hǎo xiē |
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He learned to walk while I was away, and he was |
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chàng rán rù mèng mèng jǐ yuè xǐng jǐ nián |
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Talkin fore I knew it, and as he grew, he said: |
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wǎng shì qī yàn yòng qíng qiǎn liǎng shǒu yuán |
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Im gonna be like you, dad, |
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zhè gū qīng yuàn tīng dé jiàn fēi bù huí táng qián |
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You know Im gonna be like you |
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jiù yíng lián hóng tuì mò cán shuí lái jiē |
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And the cats in the cradle, and the silver spoon |
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Little boy blue and the man on the moon |
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yī piáo jiāng hú wǒ chén fú |
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When you comin home, dad, I dont know when |
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But well get together then, |
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kě nǐ cóng bù zài dēng huǒ lán shān chù |
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You know well have a good time then. |
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chàng rán rù mèng mèng jǐ yuè xǐng jǐ nián |
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My son turned ten just the other day, he said |
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wǎng shì qī yàn yòng qíng qiǎn liǎng shǒu yuán |
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Thanks for the ball, dad, come on lets play |
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zhè gū qīng yuàn tīng dé jiàn fēi bù huí táng qián |
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Can you teach me to throw, I said not today, |
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jiù yíng lián hóng tuì mò cán shuí lái jiē |
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I got a lot to do, he said thats okay |
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And he walked away but his smile never dimmed, it said |
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yī piáo jiāng hú wǒ chén fú |
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Im gonna be like him, yeah |
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You know Im gonna be like him. |
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kě nǐ cóng bù zài dēng huǒ lán shān chù |
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And the cats in the cradle, and the silver spoon |
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Little boy blue and the man on the moon |
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yī piáo jiāng hú wǒ chén fú |
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When you comin home, dad, I dont know when |
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But well together then, |
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nǐ bù zài dēng huǒ lán shān chù |
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You know well have a good time then. |
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Well he came from college just the other day |
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So much like a man I just had to say |
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Son Im proud of you, can ya sit for a while? |
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He shook his head, and he said, with a smile |
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What Id really like, dad, is to borrow the car keys |
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See ya later, can I have them please? |
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And the cats in the cradle, and the silver spoon |
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Little boy blue and the man on the moon |
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When you comin home, son, I dont know when |
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But well get together then, dad |
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You know well have a good time then. |
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Ive long since retired, my sons moved away |
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I called him up just the other day. |
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I said, Id like to see you, if you dont mind, he said |
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Id love to, dad, if I can find the time. |
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You see my new jobs a hassle and the kids are the flu |
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But its sure nice talkin to you, dad |
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Its been sure nice talkin to you. |
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And as I hung up the phone it occured to me, |
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Hed grown up just like me, |
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My boy was just like me. |
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And the cats in the cradle, and the silver spoon |
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Little boy blue and the man on the moon |
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When you comin home, son, I dont know when |
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But well get together then, dad |
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You know well have a good time then. |