Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke is on the presidential campaign trail, but he recently he told a crowd what he did while take a break from standing on lunch counters:

O’Rourke spent yesterday opening his events with more personal stories than I’ve seen him tell on the trail, about his first date with his wife, and his family. Today he tells the crowd his wife sent him a video of his son playing baseball, which he watched from his hotel room. — Alexandra Jaffe (@ajjaffe) April 6, 2019

With that, the story took on a life of its own, with some inspiration from the late Harry Chapin:

? AND THE CAT'S IN THE CRADLE AND THE SILVER SPOON https://t.co/rIOCTBOpi2 — Cuffy (@CuffyMeh) April 6, 2019

What I'd really like, Dad,

is to borrow the car keys

See you later,

can I have them please? — ConservativePouncerCalvin (@MWBRI) April 6, 2019

“And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me

He'd grown up just like me

My boy was just like me” — Cathryn Anderson (@CathrynCatc20) April 6, 2019

The cats in the cradle and the silver spoon

Little boy blue and the man in the moon

When ya coming home? Daddy don’t know when!

But we’ll be together then! — T Silkies (@NiceAmericaBear) April 6, 2019

“And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me

He'd grown up just like me

My boy was just like me” https://t.co/Of1dtrmQxi — Kent Stanley (@StanKentley) April 6, 2019

?? And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon.

Little boy blue and the man in the moon

“When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know when"? https://t.co/sTqxW3i227 — Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 6, 2019

Next thing you know Beto’s son will be coming home from college and asking for the car keys https://t.co/igPWPRJCQA — Jen Monroe ?? (@jenniferm_q) April 6, 2019

?And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon

Little boy blue and the man in the moon

"When you coming home, Dad?"

"I don't know when"

But we'll get together then

You know we'll have a good time then? https://t.co/X11P6Rr5bn — Dems☠Love?Dead☠Babies??? (@AnnKelly007) April 6, 2019

?My son played ball just the other day

He ran the bases in the usual way

"Can you come watch, Dad?" "Not today,

Runnin' for president" "Yeah, okay"? https://t.co/TEVCZJSoz2 — Jay Tee Ell Oh Ell (@jtLOL) April 6, 2019

And now the song will be stuck in our heads the rest of the day.