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 
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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