When our baby Kate was born it was the biggest day of my life
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Lying there, little bows in her hair
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In the loving arms of my wife
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I was the proudest papa in the USA
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Makin' a living on the road somewhere a thousand miles away
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It was a happy day, but kinda' sad
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And I wish I coulda' been there
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Yea I wish I coulda' been there
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I wish I coulda been there for that
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Little Bobby hit his first home run
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He was the hero of the home town crowd
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Two to one, it was a winning run
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Everybody was cheering loud
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And mommy she was smilin' saying he's a chip off of the old block
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But I was on the road somewhere between Memphis and Little Rock
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It was a happy day but kinda' sad
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And I wish I coulda' been there
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Yea I wish I coulda' been there
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I wish I coulda' been there for that
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Now Bobby and Kate are all grown up
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And moved away
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They stay in touch
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We're proud of the two good kids we raised
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And it's hard to believe we are celebrating our twenty fifth year today
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This party's nice but the kids aren't here
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At least they called to say
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Congratulations mom and dad
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I wish we could have been there
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I wish we could have been there
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I wish we could have been there for that
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It was a happy day, but kinda' sad
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And I wish they could have been there
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Yea I wish they could have been there
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I wish they could have been there, for that
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Wish I Could Have Been There
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John Anderson |