I Wish I Coulda Been There
By: John Anderson
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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 in the loving arms of my wife
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I was the proudest papa in the U.S.A.
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Making a living on the road somewhere a thousand miles away
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It was a happy day, but kinda sad. I wish I coulda been there
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I wish I coulda been there, I wish I coulda been there for that.
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Little Bobby hit his first home run he was the hero of the hometown
crowd
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2 to 1 it was the winning run, everybody was cheering loud
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And mama she was smiling 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. I wish I coulda been there
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I wish I coulda been there, I wish I coulda been there for that.
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Now Bobby and Kate are all grown up and moved away
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They stay in touch, we're proud of the two good kids we raised
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And it's hard to believe we're celebrating our 25th year today
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This party's nice, but the kids aren't here, at least they called to say
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Congradulations Mom and Dad . I wish we coulda been there
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I wish we coulda been there, I wish we coulda been there for that.
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It was a happy day, but kinda sad. I wish they coulda been there
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I wish they coulda been there, I wish they coulda been there for that.
Jason A. Wendtland
