I Wish I Could Have Been There Lyrics - Anderson John

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 USA 

Makin' a living on the road somewhere a thousand miles away 

It was a happy day, but kinda' sad 

I wish I coulda' been there 

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 

I wish I coulda' been there 

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 

I wish they could have been there 

I wish they could have been there 

I wish they could have been there, for that