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Cat In The Cradle Song Analysis
“Cat’s in the Cradle”

The song “Cat’s in the Cradle”by: Harry chapin is about how this father lost something so special to him. One way this song is interesting is by it has some karma. This song is pretty much saying you can make mistakes in your life. One way you can mess up is by not being close to someone that you love.One last thing is by making your family the first priority.

The first part of this song is how it all began and how he pretty much missed everything. The most thing he missed is how his kid walked and the kid was talking. And his son would say “i’m gonna be like you dad” and the dad wasn’t there. One thing the dad should have known is how the son was telling the dad “I’m gonna be like you” and “you know i’m gonna be like
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