Cats In The Cradle Lyrics Meaning

The lyrics is all about a father aka harry chapin who puts his family and son aside for his job and money.

Cats in the cradle lyrics meaning. Comment and share your favourite lyrics. The nursery ryhmes refernce reenforces the idea that it was during those formative years that this mans child learnt that being a workaholic with no time for his family is the way to live life. Watch official video print or download text in pdf. Cat s in the cradle lyrics.

Find more of cat stevens lyrics. Cat s cradle is a game played with string silver spoons are ornamental spoons for babies and little boy blue is a nursery rhyme. He doesn t play a good role as a dad but his son still looks up to him. This song was used for a commercial in northern ireland about the troubles at the time.

Explore 4 meanings and explanations or write yours. Original lyrics of cats in the cradle song by cat stevens. Basically the cats in the cradle is the son and the silver spoon is the father in the sense that the son is at home while the father is away making money to feed silver spoon and take care of the childs welfare. Man in the moon could be about the human features children see when they look at the moon.