Sung to the tune of Cat's in the Cradle by Harry Chapin

My child arrived just the other day
He came to the world from a lab in LA.
But there was spam to trash and games to play
he learned to click while there was a way
And he was typing'in fore I knew it, and as he grew
He'd say "I'm gonna hack like you dad
You know I'm gonna hack like you"

The cat's in the cradle with my new ipod
Little ya-hoo and a google-te-do
When you gonna hack dad?
I don't know when, but we'll boot the server then son
You know we'll do some hacking then

My son turned ten just the other day
He said, "thanks for the Laptop Dad come-on let's play"
Can you teach me a macro, I said Not today
I got a flaky harddrive, he said, "That's ok" 
And he walked away but his screen never dimmed
And said, "I'm gonna hack like him, yeah
You know I'm gonna hack like him"

The cat's in the cradle with an old key-board
Little ya-hoo and a google-te-do
When you gonna hack dad?
I don't know when, but we'll boot the server then son
You know we'll do some hacking then

Well, he came home from jail just the other day
So much like a hacker I just had to say
"Damn, I'm proud of you, can you chill for a while?"
He shook his head and said with a grill
"What I'd really like, Dad, is a wireless card
See you later, can I have it please?"

The cat's in the cradle with a new mouse ball
Little ya-hoo and a google-te-do
When you gonna hack dad?
I don't know when, but we'll boot the server then son
You know we'll do some hacking then

I've long since retired, my son's changed rooms
I messaged him up just the other day
I said, "I'd like to ping you if you don't mind"
He said, "I'd love to Dad, if I can find the time
You see the router's a hassle and the network is down
But it's sure nice messaging with you, Dad
It's been sure nice messaging with you"

And as I shut down the system it occurred to me
He'd grown up just like me
My boy was just like me