Guess You Had to Be There

I'm writing you this letter 'Cause, I get that you forgot Today was Brandy's birthday And she misses you a lot Her birthday smile faded When she didn't hear from you But she said it was okay 'Cause, you forgot the others, too She mentioned it no more She's such a trouper, you should see But when I turned her light out She was crying in her sleep I can't tell you how she felt I guess you had to be there (Guess you had to be there) And Chris is playing baseball He made all-stars once again He talks about the trophy That he knows he's gonna win He hasn't hit a home run But he made a triple play His picture's in the paper He's a hero here today Last night the baseball hit him And they laid him on the side The announcer paged his daddy 'Til then he hadn't cried I can't tell you how he felt I guess you had to be there (Guess you had to be there) Donna's wearing heels now She steals my pantyhose She loses all my makeup And she wears all my clothes She sat at her piano In the darkness late last night She said, "I wonder where he is? And if he is all right?" It's been so long ago now Since that last Father's Day I guess he just forgot us When he moved so far away I can't tell you how she felt I guess you had to be there You hurt me, and I hurt you But they are the ones who cry And I know you can't feel the way I do I guess you had to be here