| Given lyrics | | number of words |
| Well he came home from college, just the other day | |
| Son, I'm proud of you can you sit for awhile? | |
| And said with a smile | |
| See you later | |
| And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon | |
| And the man on the moon | |
| I don't know when but we'll get together then dad | |
| I've long since retired my son's moved away | |
| I said I'd like to see you if you don't mind | |
| You see my new job's a hassle | |
| But it's sure nice talkin to you dad | |
| And as I hung up the phone | |
| He'd grown up just like me | |
| And the cats in the cradle | |
| Little boy blue and the man on the moon | |
| I don't know when, but we'll get together then, dad | |