I Wish I Could Have Been There Lyrics - Singles - 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