my father passed away this morning and he used to song this song. And I always wanted to be like him, a great friend to a lot of people , a respectable man , and a great father.
jason this is how we stand up and be the sound and the silence that are the true men that deliver the outcomes for our children collectively Jason Skinner its your responsibility now be the man your father made you and do what is best for humanity my dear Andrew Hibberd
My dad passed when I was 13 motorcycle accident. He wasnt a great father. He wasnt anything I want to be when I grow up. But every day I listen to this song. And wish I could have at least knew him.
@@hashimzuberi9075 because losing your father at that age is a giant mind-F##K and the young innocence in a child feels like can one day change and fix that relationship for the better. It's happened before. He's not bad-mouthing his father, he's just stating facts, but I can almost guarantee you that this was his overall thought process at the time of posting the comment.
@@hashimzuberi9075I don’t know my dad very well and I still know he’s a bad father because he’s absent. You don’t have to know someone to know what they’re like.
When I was 13 or 14 I got. A beating all over a continued 30 minute TV show. So will I was in school I quit watching TV and right then. I had made a promise to myself to GOD and to my future children that I would never spank them or get on to them and that I would never loose my temper with them. And if I ever did spank them I would count how many licks they got I would never turn out like my dad. And that my children would remember their childhood and I have done succeeded in doing that and I 5hat GOD to the privilege of Ashley calling me mommy . So sometimes you don't want to be like father. I deed not won't to be like my dad I didn't want a man like nether. So sometimes it's best not to turn out like your father was. And then is so many that has turned out like their father for the best. And sometimes for the worst. But the good thing about it is that I deed forgive hem for what had done to me and my 2 bothers.
@hashimzuberi9075 Still got ma Dad's number in ma phone........ I know no-one would answer if I called seeing as he passed 4yrs ago but sometimes I still get the urge to call just to see. 😢 Do it now when you still have them!.
This is the opposite of my dad. He worked as much as he could to keep the bills at bay and show me and my brother a good time whenever we saw him, cause we lived with our mum. He would take us to the beach cinema, wherever we wanted to go and still have a smile on his face even though we really knew it was pushing his budget. He got cancer two years back and hurt his back, he couldn't do that stuff anymore but he still had a smile to keep us happy. He passed away not so long ago and i miss him:(
Love what Mark Twain said.....“When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished by how much he'd learned in seven years.” Life is short, don't waste too much time on the unimportant things and lose sight of what really matters. The perspective of this song gives true priority.
My biological father, as well as my ex-stepfather, were drugged up, drunken, and mentally and emotionally unhinged a b u s i v e a s s h o l e s, as were many people that were around myself, so I am not sure if I am going to be a good father or husband due to my disabilities in my life.
Love this song. To me its sad that the dad and the son didnt have much time to spent together. It seems that there were close at heart, yet far from each other. Unspoken love. Excellent song with excellent lyrics. . . love it.
The 1st time I heard this song was in 1993. Have been listening to it till date. I miss my dad and this song is a reminder for me to make time for my 2 sons.
God bless all of you who grew up without a father! I was lucky enough to have 21 years with mine! Wasn't always there at times but he was a great man! And I cherish those memories! And I've learned from it!
I don't remember this song being so sad when I was a teenager in the 90's. But HOLY SHIT MAN, this song is totally heartbreaking now!!!!!! Especially since its really reminiscent of me and my fathers relationship, and now the one I have with my 5 year old daughter. I gotta change that with him since he wont be here much longer and my daughter while she's still a kid. I'm glad i came across this song tonight. :)
I work in oil rigs and spend most of my time in the sea, this song brought tears to my eyes now. Kid, I love you, your the best son in the world. Don't be like me, you'll be much better boy.
Sometimes we fall short of what we think we should be as a parent and a person but all we can do is give our best. If your doing that when you're present unfortunately we all don't get to stay home to give our children security. That's love right there. Making sure he's fed, clothed with a roof is an important part of being a parent. Love don't feed them. All we can hope is our children have it a little better when it's their turn. All kinds make great parents.. Don't sell yourself short..
My dad passed away on July 24, 2011. We generally had a good relationship, but, sometimes it just felt like there was this distance...we knew it was there but tried our best to pretend it wasn't. I'll never stop missing him.
i never saw my dad as much as i wanted to as a kid only on weekends and once in awhile i would go to work with him one week out of every month during the summer.. Those were some of the best days when i got to spend time with him. I look back now and im happy he spent the time he had with me. im thankful he worked to keep the roof over our head, food on the table, and all the love he could give. Thank you dad you know im gonna be like you
As far as I know this is what it means: Cat's in the cradle, Silver spoon, Little boy blue, and the Man on the moon are all types of games that kids used to love playing. This was all of course before the Tvs, Video games, cell phones...etc. I believe in the song; the kid is listing the games he would love to enjoy playing with his father. He never got to do so cos "good time then" never came about. Sad!
They all have double entendres. As well as they're all nursery rhymes. Cat's In The Cradle: A yo-yo trick, but can also describe something dangerous or unsatisfying due to the myth of cats sitting on young children's chests, suffocating them with "love". An old Dutch nursery rhyme, too! Silver Spoon: Comes from the phrase, "born with a silver spoon in one's mouth." Basically means they grew up rich. Maybe this shows just how hard the father is working? (This is also a nursery rhyme). As for "Little Boy Blue and the Man in the Moon," these are also nursery rhymes, but I think they describe the distance between the father and son. As the father and son's dynamic is like a young boy on Earth and a man standing on the Moon.
This version of this song was released when I was 14 years old. I used to have the radio on at night and this song always came on. I know the original version well, but this one really hit me hard - it scared the shit out of me. Now I'm so much older, I understand exactly why it terrified me. To this day, the worst insult my four siblings and I can throw at one another is ''you're just like Dad''... an alcoholic who abused his wife and kids for a long time. I had blocked it out until then.
Got to love this song such a good message. Love your children and give them the time when you have them because when you're old and the tables turn you'd be wanting to use every excuse to be around them.
@@kaijucifer3544 laughing with you at your frankness man. Unfortunately you can pick your friends and just use that as impetous to be the dad he never was
I'm German and I remember my younger self hearing this song on the radio while doing my homework, not understanding more than a few words, but I loved this song and I was always happy when it was in the radio. That was when I was in elementary school. Now I'm 19 and I hear the song the first time in years and although I have changed so much and can understand almost every word I just feel like this little innocent girl again.
This version really stands on its own two feet. Very good. It's got an edge to it but in no way is ruined...something that could have easily happened. Thanks for posting!
love this song relates to me and my dad id say it helped me quite a lot he was never there, alcoholic abusive i joined the army never looked back until i had a kid of my own and started going the same way as my dad did luckily i was strong enough to catch it early i see my son every week im 29 he is 11 and i see my dad everyday he's been sober for 4 years now not a single drop home life is finally great
i'm happy that we're all here to embrace the fact that ALL of our dads used to listen to this song. i remember my dad burning his music files into a CD to play it in the car during our road trips and this song would always play with him beating along to the beat on the steering wheel
my dad won't even show up for my 20th birthday next month..........pisses me of cause the only one he's ever been to was my 5th birthday and he knows where I live but says he don't have time and that hes to busy oh well not the first time hes told me that when need him for something I was proud of........ :,(
Love this song and it reminds me of my son who is doing time in prison. He has 3 sons who I adore and I tell him that those years are gone and never can they be replaced. He loves his sons and I hope he'll make it all up 1 day. And I hope this time behind prison walls will not be too late to mend the broken hearts of his SONS.
I remember this song playing all the time growing up. Dad was a huge UKJ fan and this was one of his favorites. And I remember singing it with him as a kid. Now as a new parent this song has so much more meaning. I reminded him of this song and damn near broke down crying himself. Just like that top comment, funny how as we get older this song hold more meaning.
I'm 32 I grew up hearing my parents listen to this song. I haven't heard it in many years but I ALWAYS liked it and wanted to hear it again. I now have kids a son and a daughter. For me as a SON as a FATHER as a HUSBAND cried like a baby hearing this song again. I needed this.
I'm 29 and my parents just split up...after 33 years of marraige...my dad's a good man and all, but, we were both so different all my life. I was into sports, video games, comic books, etc while he was more quiet and reserved. He went to my ball games and all, but, I could tell he wished I had interests more like his own...with all that has been going on lately, this song just speaks to me so poingantly and bluntly...brings tears to my eyes.
esta cancion tiene un gran mensaje! siempre dedicale tiempo a tus hijos nunca les digas que no puedes o que lo haras en otro momento! ellos tomaran tu ejemplo y haran lo mismo con sus hijos! se siempre el ejemplo de tus hijos pero de la mejor manera!
my son is a year old, i work 16 hours a day and he is growing up home with my wife..i only get to see him when he is asleep and on weekends. the song always makes me cry not because i am a neglectfull father but because i have no other choice! best thing to do is to cherish the little time i have with them and make something good out of it..
It's not neglectful to give your family security, just the opposite. One of you had to make the money. You're giving your child the gift of a present mother and lots of love.
im 14 and dad has gone now and i hate it when i see people who say they hate there parents because they dont realise what it is like to have lost a parent thanks for putting your message up there! :)
For those wondering, the musicians are lead vocalist Whitfield Crane, backing vocalist Jennifer Barry, guitarist-backing vocalists Dave Fortman and Klaus Eichstadt, bassist-backing vocalist Cordell Crockett, and drummer-percussionist Mark Davis.
My dad is still with me, and I will always love him and enjoy his company until the day he dies, which I hope is a while away. Enjoy dad's while you have them, whether they be step, adopted, or real they're always a father at least to me :) I love you dad!
Spending a lot of time with my children, and when I happen to have no patience for them, I think of this song, listen to it ten times in a row and everything is OK again ... It is kind of cure...
Takes alot for a son to tell his father he loves him, always an unspoken thing.... my old man put his life with us on hold to put us thru school and get us thru life, and I love him for that much alone
Nope, its sad. It displays that some people put work ahead of family...........sad! Some people dont realize how much we as children can be influenced and not always for the good.
+beforeverfly While it's true that it does take sacrifices to become successful, that's not really the message the song is trying to put across. It's more about making the point to find the time while you have it before it's too late.
my parents used to listen to this alot when i was much younger, therefore it reminds me of a very specific time in my childhood from ages 6-8ish where i was happy but both my parents lacked and that obviously had a huge affect on me and how i am as a person now. part of this song resembles the relationship between me and my mother and part of it me and my dad. I looked up to my dad as a kid and loved him dearly but he was pretty emotionally unavailable. as for me and my mother, I didnt like her much growing up as she was hardly present and wasn't the best toward me either. she grew up the same as me but with more extreme cirumstances and when the song says 'he'd grown up just like me. my boy's just like me' it reminds me so much of that. i grew up like her and i am now like her as a person. The whole vibe of this is nostalgic and happy yet kind of sad, this song makes me tear up lol
My dad left me when I was just a babe, I grew up fatherless and did not really know what the meaning of being a man was until the day my son was born and I became one. I love and hate this song at the same time. My son is my world and I vowed to always be there for my boy and teach him everything he needs to know in life that i can offer.
It's sad how many people missunderstand the song. The "Dad" in the song isn't a bad man. He just lost track of time by trying to "live" and keep the family alive through hard work.
10/11/2020 my is 12 ,I haven’t seen him since his birthday in July,I told him I was going to pick him up on the weekend he was excited then my boss called me and said we had to work on the weekend and now am listening to this song literally crying 🥺
I remember this version of this song in April 1993 I was almost 16 it brings back some good memories of my teenage years which are the best years of your life until after your 21st birthday
My Dad works hard, but relishes every time he's home with us. He's the wisest, most responsible, honorable man I know. I'm away at college now and miss him. I swear that I would never be like the guy in this movie, if Dad calls me years for now and just wants to see me, I'll move Heaven and Earth just to say hi. After everything he's done for me, he deserves everything I can give.
My dad was an 80s headbanger who loves Van Halen and KISS and many other great bands. One of his favorite albums was Americas Least Wanted. And I have clear memories of him drunk and singing this tune to me all the time when I was a kid. It is one of my favorites. Im now 18 and hes on the urge of kicking me out as he is now growing old and weak.... I love you dad. When I come home, dad, and I dont know when.. but we'll get together then... you know we'll have a good time then... I will miss ya.
Remember this song from when I was very young. Recently heard it because a girl I met played it for me and then I went home to see the lyrics. Really good! Love this song :)
Im now 15 my father left me and mom when i was 5 and i only see him few times a year but one day at the gym while this song was playing on i saw him and he saw me.. brought a tear in both of us. i love my dad
My dad used to never really care for the family except bringing the money home. He never spent quality time with us and when my parents divorced I went with my mom and he never really cared much so the relationship became very alienated. Now he makes an effort again to have at least a bit contact but I'm not sure if I should respond to it. So this song makes me kinda sad on occasion.
My father passed away when I was only eleven. He had seizures sometimes, and had one in his sleep the night before he was supposed to get his disability approved. I still loved him, and I love my stepfather and mother. My mother was the one who worked, and both my father and stepfather stayed home, reversing the typical parent roles. My paternal grandmother also played a good part in raising me. You see, when she was a young parent, she wanted a girl, but ended up adopting two boys from other family members, the older of which became my father. Her younger sister also had two boys and no girls. Then 2000 came, and when my dad's mom became a first-time grandmother, it was to a girl, and that girl was me. I miss my dad, but I love the family I have left.
Shaine ..u might not see this 4 years later ..but that next verse u speak of ? its you or some1 that these lyrics hit deep in the heart that needs 2 write that missing verse ..its their story they should add ..but maybe not 4 the world 2 hear or possibly glance over ? ..that missing verse will mean the world to those who trully and deeply add 2 it
Been two years since I spoke to my old man. There comes a time when you have to walk away. But, these late nights, you get to thinking. You get to thinking and you hold the phone in your hand. Tomorrow, I suppose. Not today, but sometime.
William Lobach you really should call him dont wait to late that u cant tell him u love him orur sorry...i dont know your story n thats ok my mom was killed in a car wreck 22 yrs ago n i miss her like crazy her bday is new years eve
this is a song I remember from my childhood it was one of my favourite songs growing up turns out all these years later that my dad was worried he'd end up like the dad from this song and i'll end up avoiding him when I grow up well dad you don't have to worry you've been there all along be it on the phone from camp or at home love you dad like if you agree
you know, if you actually listen and look at the lyrics, this song is actually kind of sad. a little boy who wants to spend time with his dad, but he doesn't have time. the boy wants to grow up and be just like him. then the kid actually grows up and he doesn't have time for his dad, and his dad realizes that he was exactly the same to his son. (idk thts wat i think)
***** .....well...you are far from alone in that! We are only two of many,many who just might admit to believing this to have been Guns'N'Roses....and in fairness,who can truly blame us??! I've been under this mistaken illusion for absolute ages! (Just hope UKJ realise the compliment in this mistake........and the upshot is,it is absolutely fantastic; a superb rock version of an amazing song).
i've always been in awe of my old man, but recently i've gotten to know a side of him i never imagined was there, i feel like he is becoming my friend. you are right, i don't think people give their parents a break, sometimes.
my father passed away this morning and he used to song this song. And I always wanted to be like him, a great friend to a lot of people , a respectable man , and a great father.
My dad loved this song too. I lost him to cancer 4 years ago. Miss him every single day, but it really hits me when I hear this song.
jason this is how we stand up and be the sound and the silence that are the true men that deliver the outcomes for our children collectively Jason Skinner its your responsibility now be the man your father made you and do what is best for humanity
my dear
Andrew Hibberd
Respect to you and your family.. your pops sounded like a good man.
Sorry to hear that😢
im sorry to hear, i hope hes watching over you everyday and is proud of the person you are today
As a dad, this song hits a chord with me, and represents a cautionary tale.
been another few years mate how's you and your old man?
My dad passed when I was 13 motorcycle accident. He wasnt a great father. He wasnt anything I want to be when I grow up. But every day I listen to this song. And wish I could have at least knew him.
If you didn't know him why are you bad-mouthing him in public based on your 13 year old self's opinion?
@@hashimzuberi9075 because losing your father at that age is a giant mind-F##K and the young innocence in a child feels like can one day change and fix that relationship for the better. It's happened before. He's not bad-mouthing his father, he's just stating facts, but I can almost guarantee you that this was his overall thought process at the time of posting the comment.
@@hashimzuberi9075I don’t know my dad very well and I still know he’s a bad father because he’s absent. You don’t have to know someone to know what they’re like.
Funny the older we get the more this song means.
I've been listening to it since I was about ten and only just got it. Still an amazing song
Very true
Yes sir..my boy is 18 so yep...
Oh yes
Yup
I'm really happy that you guys come here to talk about your problems. My advice to y'all: call your dad and tell him how you feel!
Oh how i wish I could.
When I was 13 or 14 I got. A beating all over a continued 30 minute TV show. So will I was in school I quit watching TV and right then. I had made a promise to myself to GOD and to my future children that I would never spank them or get on to them and that I would never loose my temper with them. And if I ever did spank them I would count how many licks they got I would never turn out like my dad. And that my children would remember their childhood and I have done succeeded in doing that and I 5hat GOD to the privilege of Ashley calling me mommy . So sometimes you don't want to be like father. I deed not won't to be like my dad I didn't want a man like nether. So sometimes it's best not to turn out like your father was. And then is so many that has turned out like their father for the best. And sometimes for the worst. But the good thing about it is that I deed forgive hem for what had done to me and my 2 bothers.
@hashimzuberi9075
Still got ma Dad's number in ma phone........
I know no-one would answer if I called seeing as he passed 4yrs ago but sometimes I still get the urge to call just to see. 😢
Do it now when you still have them!.
This is the opposite of my dad. He worked as much as he could to keep the bills at bay and show me and my brother a good time whenever we saw him, cause we lived with our mum. He would take us to the beach cinema, wherever we wanted to go and still have a smile on his face even though we really knew it was pushing his budget. He got cancer two years back and hurt his back, he couldn't do that stuff anymore but he still had a smile to keep us happy. He passed away not so long ago and i miss him:(
Love what Mark Twain said.....“When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished by how much he'd learned in seven years.”
Life is short, don't waste too much time on the unimportant things and lose sight of what really matters. The perspective of this song gives true priority.
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this song makes me cry every time because i realize how much i missed when my parents got divorced but i love this song!!!
Love this song. To me its sad that the dad and the son didnt have much time to spent together. It seems that there were close at heart, yet far from each other. Unspoken love. Excellent song with excellent lyrics. . . love it.
Oh I'm never bored of this! Can listen to it over and over again!
The 1st time I heard this song was in 1993. Have been listening to it till date. I miss my dad and this song is a reminder for me to make time for my 2 sons.
God bless all of you who grew up without a father! I was lucky enough to have 21 years with mine! Wasn't always there at times but he was a great man! And I cherish those memories! And I've learned from it!
Well ur very lucky then so cherish all the good times u had we ur dad ,x
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I don't remember this song being so sad when I was a teenager in the 90's. But HOLY SHIT MAN, this song is totally heartbreaking now!!!!!! Especially since its really reminiscent of me and my fathers relationship, and now the one I have with my 5 year old daughter. I gotta change that with him since he wont be here much longer and my daughter while she's still a kid. I'm glad i came across this song tonight. :)
Michele Greenshields @__@
+Michele Greenshields good for you.
+Michele Greenshields I TOTALLY AGREE
Good luck. Human relationships are more precious today than ever before, simply because we don't make time for them! :)
Michele Greenshields 8
I work in oil rigs and spend most of my time in the sea, this song brought tears to my eyes now. Kid, I love you, your the best son in the world. Don't be like me, you'll be much better boy.
Why don’t you go see him?
Sometimes we fall short of what we think we should be as a parent and a person but all we can do is give our best. If your doing that when you're present unfortunately we all don't get to stay home to give our children security. That's love right there. Making sure he's fed, clothed with a roof is an important part of being a parent. Love don't feed them. All we can hope is our children have it a little better when it's their turn. All kinds make great parents.. Don't sell yourself short..
My dad used to play this song since I was little and I really love it, now I'm 22 and just realized the message of the song.
Love that song. Simple lyrics but a strong message to parents
Dominic G. I dont get the message. Can you exlpain it please?
Sorry meant to +TheNakriin. My mistake
Tyler Gianchetta
Thank you. Now i got it :)
TheNakriin No problem :)
so true. Harry chapin had a talent for writing lyrics. ugly kid Joe did a good version too
My dad passed away on July 24, 2011. We generally had a good relationship, but, sometimes it just felt like there was this distance...we knew it was there but tried our best to pretend it wasn't. I'll never stop missing him.
i never saw my dad as much as i wanted to as a kid only on weekends and once in awhile i would go to work with him one week out of every month during the summer.. Those were some of the best days when i got to spend time with him. I look back now and im happy he spent the time he had with me. im thankful he worked to keep the roof over our head, food on the table, and all the love he could give. Thank you dad you know im gonna be like you
As far as I know this is what it means: Cat's in the cradle, Silver spoon, Little boy blue, and the Man on the moon are all types of games that kids used to love playing. This was all of course before the Tvs, Video games, cell phones...etc. I believe in the song; the kid is listing the games he would love to enjoy playing with his father. He never got to do so cos "good time then" never came about. Sad!
They all have double entendres. As well as they're all nursery rhymes.
Cat's In The Cradle: A yo-yo trick, but can also describe something dangerous or unsatisfying due to the myth of cats sitting on young children's chests, suffocating them with "love". An old Dutch nursery rhyme, too!
Silver Spoon: Comes from the phrase, "born with a silver spoon in one's mouth." Basically means they grew up rich. Maybe this shows just how hard the father is working? (This is also a nursery rhyme).
As for "Little Boy Blue and the Man in the Moon," these are also nursery rhymes, but I think they describe the distance between the father and son. As the father and son's dynamic is like a young boy on Earth and a man standing on the Moon.
This version of this song was released when I was 14 years old. I used to have the radio on at night and this song always came on. I know the original version well, but this one really hit me hard - it scared the shit out of me. Now I'm so much older, I understand exactly why it terrified me. To this day, the worst insult my four siblings and I can throw at one another is ''you're just like Dad''... an alcoholic who abused his wife and kids for a long time. I had blocked it out until then.
Got to love this song such a good message. Love your children and give them the time when you have them because when you're old and the tables turn you'd be wanting to use every excuse to be around them.
Song gave me the courage to call my dad I haven't seen in 3 years.
Turns out he's still the piece of shit he was then.
Galaxeus sorry about that, its going on 2.5 years with my dad too :/
His loss NOT yours.. i promise u this
@@kaijucifer3544 laughing with you at your frankness man. Unfortunately you can pick your friends and just use that as impetous to be the dad he never was
@@kaijucifer3544 sad but me and my Dad have never fully bonded either
I'm German and I remember my younger self hearing this song on the radio while doing my homework, not understanding more than a few words, but I loved this song and I was always happy when it was in the radio. That was when I was in elementary school. Now I'm 19 and I hear the song the first time in years and although I have changed so much and can understand almost every word I just feel like this little innocent girl again.
@@wynonieharris7273 What do you mean?
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This version really stands on its own two feet. Very good. It's got an edge to it but in no way is ruined...something that could have easily happened. Thanks for posting!
i remember my 'little' boy Jake crying at the window waving me off to work, he's 6ft now and a big man, what a tune.
They really did the original a justice with this cover. One of the best covers I’ve ever heard
love this song relates to me and my dad id say it helped me quite a lot he was never there, alcoholic abusive i joined the army never looked back until i had a kid of my own and started going the same way as my dad did luckily i was strong enough to catch it early i see my son every week im 29 he is 11 and i see my dad everyday he's been sober for 4 years now not a single drop home life is finally great
Reading this in 2024, I sincerely hope you and your son and dad are doing fine.
i'm happy that we're all here to embrace the fact that ALL of our dads used to listen to this song. i remember my dad burning his music files into a CD to play it in the car during our road trips and this song would always play with him beating along to the beat on the steering wheel
Ahhh, love this song, my dad used to sing it a lot. And as I grow older I see it too. I'm growing just like him. I'm not a son though 😂best dad ever
Songs like these make me miss my dad.
just like mee..
my dad won't even show up for my 20th birthday next month..........pisses me of cause the only one he's ever been to was my 5th birthday and he knows where I live but says he don't have time and that hes to busy oh well not the first time hes told me that when need him for something I was proud of........ :,(
***** dont get sad about just always remember he will always love you ... :D
Setting Sun
I'll keep that in mind thanx for the thoughts of wisdom man peace
+David Perry Screw him then, it's only gonna backfire at him once he's old and retired and you got a family and all that
My father passed away on Sunday Jan.13th,2019. This kills me😭
RIP RONALD VAN JOHNSON.
March 25th,1961-Jan.13th,2019
I love you and miss you daddy!
Love this version
a fantastically written song, it speaks to every one, every one deserves a dad, some one to be there.
this song touches my heart I love it
Love this song and it reminds me of my son who is doing time in prison. He has 3 sons who I adore and I tell him that those years are gone and never can they be replaced. He loves his sons and I hope he'll make it all up 1 day. And I hope this time behind prison walls will not be too late to mend the broken hearts of his SONS.
This Song Just Always Gets Me And I Love It So Much
I remember this song playing all the time growing up. Dad was a huge UKJ fan and this was one of his favorites. And I remember singing it with him as a kid. Now as a new parent this song has so much more meaning. I reminded him of this song and damn near broke down crying himself. Just like that top comment, funny how as we get older this song hold more meaning.
I'm 32 I grew up hearing my parents listen to this song. I haven't heard it in many years but I ALWAYS liked it and wanted to hear it again. I now have kids a son and a daughter. For me as a SON as a FATHER as a HUSBAND cried like a baby hearing this song again. I needed this.
Ugly Kid Joe did an excellent job with this song. This is a very good cover.
I'm 29 and my parents just split up...after 33 years of marraige...my dad's a good man and all, but, we were both so different all my life. I was into sports, video games, comic books, etc while he was more quiet and reserved. He went to my ball games and all, but, I could tell he wished I had interests more like his own...with all that has been going on lately, this song just speaks to me so poingantly and bluntly...brings tears to my eyes.
This song brings back so many memories. In elementary school my music teacher used to play this and all of us loved it.
I’m thankful my dad is one of my best friends.
esta cancion tiene un gran mensaje! siempre dedicale tiempo a tus hijos nunca les digas que no puedes o que lo haras en otro momento! ellos tomaran tu ejemplo y haran lo mismo con sus hijos! se siempre el ejemplo de tus hijos pero de la mejor manera!
my son is a year old, i work 16 hours a day and he is growing up home with my wife..i only get to see him when he is asleep and on weekends. the song always makes me cry not because i am a neglectfull father but because i have no other choice! best thing to do is to cherish the little time i have with them and make something good out of it..
It's not neglectful to give your family security, just the opposite. One of you had to make the money. You're giving your child the gift of a present mother and lots of love.
Love this song great take on it have to strive not to let work or any other distractions get in the way of your kids
this was a favorite of mine in the 90s even the original growing up without parents, makes you think, don't do your children the same way
im 14 and dad has gone now and i hate it when i see people who say they hate there parents because they dont realise what it is like to have lost a parent thanks for putting your message up there! :)
Im not crying, I got something in my eye, shut up!!!
MegaSilverBlood agreed
Let it out bro
😂😂😂😂
Yeah I know what you mean damn smoke got in my eyes too
Jeah man big hug
For those wondering, the musicians are lead vocalist Whitfield Crane, backing vocalist Jennifer Barry, guitarist-backing vocalists Dave Fortman and Klaus Eichstadt, bassist-backing vocalist Cordell Crockett, and drummer-percussionist Mark Davis.
life goes by too fast to not appreciate what is in front of you
My dad is still with me, and I will always love him and enjoy his company until the day he dies, which I hope is a while away. Enjoy dad's while you have them, whether they be step, adopted, or real they're always a father at least to me :) I love you dad!
Spending a lot of time with my children, and when I happen to have no patience for them, I think of this song, listen to it ten times in a row and everything is OK again ... It is kind of cure...
I appreciate that my dad makes every effort to spend as much time as he can with me
No man on his deathbed ever said, "I wish I spent more time at the office."
An you’ve talked to everybody on their death bed.
that is vary true
Scarface would of. Look how much coke he had in his office!
....this made me sad
Good point!
Dads......Don't let your sons down.
They should be your most precious thing...
man such a sad but good song.... I sometimes think this happens to me and my dad....I hope it dosnt....but this song....I just love it!
Takes alot for a son to tell his father he loves him, always an unspoken thing.... my old man put his life with us on hold to put us thru school and get us thru life, and I love him for that much alone
The song had a cool beat when I listened to it back then, but now I see the lyrics, its sad
Not exactly, it's about being successful and making sacrifices.
Nope, its sad. It displays that some people put work ahead of family...........sad!
Some people dont realize how much we as children can be influenced and not always for the good.
+beforeverfly While it's true that it does take sacrifices to become successful, that's not really the message the song is trying to put across. It's more about making the point to find the time while you have it before it's too late.
Yeah me too, now I've listened to the lyrics it's really sad. Epic
My dad passed 3 weeks ago. This song now takes on a bigger deeper meaning.
my parents used to listen to this alot when i was much younger, therefore it reminds me of a very specific time in my childhood from ages 6-8ish where i was happy but both my parents lacked and that obviously had a huge affect on me and how i am as a person now. part of this song resembles the relationship between me and my mother and part of it me and my dad. I looked up to my dad as a kid and loved him dearly but he was pretty emotionally unavailable. as for me and my mother, I didnt like her much growing up as she was hardly present and wasn't the best toward me either. she grew up the same as me but with more extreme cirumstances and when the song says 'he'd grown up just like me. my boy's just like me' it reminds me so much of that. i grew up like her and i am now like her as a person. The whole vibe of this is nostalgic and happy yet kind of sad,
this song makes me tear up lol
I love this song. Its a true story to a lot of children
Man, this song hurts to listen to. I can't listen to it with dry eyes
My dad left me when I was just a babe, I grew up fatherless and did not really know what the meaning of being a man was until the day my son was born and I became one. I love and hate this song at the same time. My son is my world and I vowed to always be there for my boy and teach him everything he needs to know in life that i can offer.
This started playing in my head out of nowhere , sweet childhood memories
just shows how u appreciate people alot more when you dont see them as much, a sad song but very true to alot of people.
I never wanted to be like my dad. I fucked around amd ended up like him anyway. I am crying right now because I don't want my son to end up like us.
It's sad how many people missunderstand the song. The "Dad" in the song isn't a bad man. He just lost track of time by trying to "live" and keep the family alive through hard work.
10/11/2020 my is 12 ,I haven’t seen him since his birthday in July,I told him I was going to pick him up on the weekend he was excited then my boss called me and said we had to work on the weekend and now am listening to this song literally crying 🥺
This song remindes me to spend more time with my son.
And this version is the best.
I remember this version of this song in April 1993 I was almost 16 it brings back some good memories of my teenage years which are the best years of your life until after your 21st birthday
William Greeter yeah the 90s was a great time to be a teenager.. How i miss it so much...
Great cover! It does the original justice, and how can anyone not like this?
cool song but original credit goes to Harry chapin, who sung this in the 70s. I agree powerful message to parents!!!
My Dad works hard, but relishes every time he's home with us. He's the wisest, most responsible, honorable man I know. I'm away at college now and miss him. I swear that I would never be like the guy in this movie, if Dad calls me years for now and just wants to see me, I'll move Heaven and Earth just to say hi. After everything he's done for me, he deserves everything I can give.
*Sobs my eyes out*
*For all of eternity*
My dad was an 80s headbanger who loves Van Halen and KISS and many other great bands. One of his favorite albums was Americas Least Wanted. And I have clear memories of him drunk and singing this tune to me all the time when I was a kid. It is one of my favorites. Im now 18 and hes on the urge of kicking me out as he is now growing old and weak.... I love you dad. When I come home, dad, and I dont know when.. but we'll get together then... you know we'll have a good time then... I will miss ya.
If you still have parents, spend time with them. Otherwise you'll regret it afterwards...
Remember this song from when I was very young. Recently heard it because a girl I met played it for me and then I went home to see the lyrics. Really good! Love this song :)
holy fuck dude i never knew the song was sad now i know why my friend crys when he listens to it
Im now 15 my father left me and mom when i was 5 and i only see him few times a year but one day at the gym while this song was playing on i saw him and he saw me.. brought a tear in both of us. i love my dad
My dad used to never really care for the family except bringing the money home. He never spent quality time with us and when my parents divorced I went with my mom and he never really cared much so the relationship became very alienated.
Now he makes an effort again to have at least a bit contact but I'm not sure if I should respond to it.
So this song makes me kinda sad on occasion.
Same situation kinda..im 36 and my dad and i haven't spoke in a long time..its a sad thing
Reach out before it's too late!
I think you should contact your dad no matter what he has done to your family. Atleast he made sure there is food and shelter for you.
Reach out before it's too late. I lost my dad when I was 26, hasn't been the same since
My father passed away when I was only eleven. He had seizures sometimes, and had one in his sleep the night before he was supposed to get his disability approved. I still loved him, and I love my stepfather and mother. My mother was the one who worked, and both my father and stepfather stayed home, reversing the typical parent roles. My paternal grandmother also played a good part in raising me. You see, when she was a young parent, she wanted a girl, but ended up adopting two boys from other family members, the older of which became my father. Her younger sister also had two boys and no girls. Then 2000 came, and when my dad's mom became a first-time grandmother, it was to a girl, and that girl was me. I miss my dad, but I love the family I have left.
i hope this song was 1 verse longer because it gets better in every verse :)
Shaine Acveda write the next verse it needs to be written , the child met his father after he was long retired the time
Just loop it
then dad died, and the son got a college son
Shaine ..u might not see this 4 years later ..but that next verse u speak of ? its you or some1 that these lyrics hit deep in the heart that needs 2 write that missing verse ..its their story they should add ..but maybe not 4 the world 2 hear or possibly glance over ? ..that missing verse will mean the world to those who trully and deeply add 2 it
I get goosebumbs everytime i listen to this song. It's so sad and beautiful
This song came on the day of my old man's funeral on the way home, hit me like a ton of bricks.
I miss my dad. I love this song!
Been two years since I spoke to my old man. There comes a time when you have to walk away. But, these late nights, you get to thinking. You get to thinking and you hold the phone in your hand. Tomorrow, I suppose. Not today, but sometime.
William Lobach sooner than later, I hope.
I waited too long... now he's gone... don't be like me. Say 'no' to foolish pride. Good luck!
William Lobach you really should call him dont wait to late that u cant tell him u love him orur sorry...i dont know your story n thats ok my mom was killed in a car wreck 22 yrs ago n i miss her like crazy her bday is new years eve
I hope you called him. Cos when it's too late you'll regret it every day. The only thing you can do is call and see what happens. You may get a shock
It's been 4 years since you posted that comment, but I hope you did call your father. I sure wish I could call mine.
Great remake! Had the album in tha 90s!😉🤘🤟
this is a song I remember from my childhood it was one of my favourite songs growing up turns out all these years later that my dad was worried he'd end up like the dad from this song and i'll end up avoiding him when I grow up well dad you don't have to worry you've been there all along be it on the phone from camp or at home love you dad
like if you agree
Dawn Sister ryan and tyler, but it
spend quality time to your family especially to your kids..
you know, if you actually listen and look at the lyrics, this song is actually kind of sad. a little boy who wants to spend time with his dad, but he doesn't have time. the boy wants to grow up and be just like him. then the kid actually grows up and he doesn't have time for his dad, and his dad realizes that he was exactly the same to his son. (idk thts wat i think)
Hmmm. I think you might be right. Fuck it. ANIME!!!!!!!
well yeah, that is kinda the point of the song dude
Who cares..... Anime....
Yeah, but both of them happy because the one still loves the other.
Hannah San "....kind of sad"??
It makes me cry every single time I listen to it. There was a time in my life that it sounded as if it had been written for me ...
Like this rendition of a Harry Chapin classic!
I like all versions of this songs
moral of the story "u don't no wat u got til it's gone"
Cinderella!!!!!!! \m/
omg i have'nt listened to Ugly Kid Joe in years :D
I've heard this song countless times....and I always thought it was Guns N Roses that did this cover! Learnt something new today lol =)
***** .....well...you are far from alone in that! We are only two of many,many who just might admit to believing this to have been Guns'N'Roses....and in fairness,who can truly blame us??! I've been under this mistaken illusion for absolute ages! (Just hope UKJ realise the compliment in this mistake........and the upshot is,it is absolutely fantastic; a superb rock version of an amazing song).
***** Hahaha, I'm glad I'm not the only one!! But as you said, this is a superb rock cover of an amazing song...it's certainly a childhood fave. =)
***** same as me.....thought was a rare or something like that... and dude, i do like gn'r
***** Wowwwww.................
jusif islam did it and leo sayer did it , i do it in my back yard with my kids , true or not true my dears ?
I told my dad I wanted to be like him, he looked me straight in the eye and said " Be better than me"
i've always been in awe of my old man, but recently i've gotten to know a side of him i never imagined was there, i feel like he is becoming my friend. you are right, i don't think people give their parents a break, sometimes.
Sad song. His dad neglected him as a child and the irony is that his son grows up never having enough time to spend with his ageing father.
+Matthew Spinelli Thanks for giving the sesamestreet summary
even worse when u realize the next generation is gonna be the same way towards their dad plus won't see their grandad
REFLECTION FOR US AS FATHERS.... OUR CHILDS, ALWAYS NEED OUR TIME TO SPENT WITH US..... AMAZING SONG BY FAR.
I MISS my Dad😣😭😢.
*hug *
You are not alone.
I miss mine, too. *hugs*
sorry :(