Wish I Could've Been There - John Anderson

When our baby Kate was born

It was the biggest day of my life

Lying there with bows in her hair

In the loving arms of my wife

I was the proudest papa in the U.S.A.

Making a livin' on the road somewhere

A thousand miles away

It was a happy day but kinda sad

I wish I could’ve been there

I wish I could’ve been there

I wish I could’ve been there for that

Little Bobby hit his first home run

He was the hero of the hometown crowd

2 to 1 it was a winning run

Everybody was cheering loud

And mama she was smiling

Saying he’s a chip off, off the old block

But I was on the road somewhere

Between Memphis and Little Rock

It was a happy day but kinda sad

I wish I could’ve been there

I wish I could’ve been there

I wish I could’ve been there for that

Now Bobby and Kate are all grown up

And moved away they stayed in touch

We’re proud of the two good kids we raised

And it’s hard to believe we are celebrating our 25th 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’ve been there

I wish we could’ve been there

I wish we could’ve been there for that

It was a happy day but kinda sad

I wish they could’ve been there

I wish they could’ve been there

I wish they could’ve been there for that