Definitely see that one as a regret we all have no matter how much time we spend with our kiddos.talltex wrote:That's Harry Chapin, not James Taylor....great song...I don't see it as "chastizing" anyone else...just a bittersweet reflection on how fast life passes and how easy it is for relationships to get lost in the everday routines we all deal with. I don't know of a single father that hasn't looked back when his son was grown and wished that they had spent MORE time together as he was growing up...even if he was involved in all kinds of activities with him. Once that time is gone, you can't get it back and you wish you'd had more regardless. I'll second Conway Twitty's "That's My Job"...my dad always made me feel that he was there to take care of things no matter what & I've tried to make sure my son feels the same way. Another favorite is Sawyer Brown's "The Walk"...another reflection on the relationship between fathers and sons and the passing of time.Heartland Patriot wrote:I tell you, the one song I can NOT listen to anymore is James Taylor's "Cats in the Cradle". I missed a lot of seeing my kids grow up being gone on deployments and working long shifts in the USAF...and when I hear that song, it doesn't make me mad at myself (and I thought about this many times), but at James Taylor. Its like he just can't understand situations where parents have to be gone to give their kids a good life.
This parody of that song will make you forever replace the words to that song...
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She'll be 74 next month.