John Anderson Wish I Could Have Been There lyrics

When our baby Kate was born
It was the biggest day of my life
Lying there, little bows in her hair

In the loving arms of my wife
I was the proudest papa in the U.S.A.
Makin' a living on the road somewhere
A thousand miles away

It was a happy day, but kinda sad
And I wish I coulda been there
Yea, I wish I coulda been there
I wish I coulda been there for that

Little Bobby hit his first home run
He was the hero of the home town crowd
Two to one, it was a winning run

Everybody was cheering loud
And mommy she was smilin' saying
He's a chip off of the old block
But I was on the road somewhere
Between Memphis and Little Rock

It was a happy day but kinda sad

And I wish I coulda been there
Yea I wish I coulda been there
I wish I coulda been there for that

Now Bobby and Kate are all grown up
And moved away, they stay in touch
We're proud of the two good kids we raised

And it's hard to believe we are celebrating
Our twenty fifth year today
This party's nice but the kids aren't here
At least they called to say
Congratulations mom and dad

I wish we could have been there
I wish we could have been there
I wish we could have been there for that

It was a happy day, but kinda sad
And I wish they could have been there
Yea I wish they could have been there
I wish they could have been there, for that