When our baby Kate
was born it was
the biggest day of my life
Lyin' there
little bows in her hair
In the lovin' arms of my wife
I was the
proudest
papa in the USA
Makin' 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 home town crowd
Two to one
it was a winnin' run
Everybody was
cheerin' loud
And momma she
was smilin' sayin'
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 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 stay in touch
We're proud of the two good
kids we raised
And it's hard to
believe we're
celebratin' 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'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