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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Anderson
Vocals
Curtis Wright
Background Vocals
Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young
Background Vocals
Barry Beckett
Hammond Organ
Buddy Emmons
Steel Guitar
Dann Huff
Electric Guitar
Eddie Bayers
Drums
Gary Prim
Piano
Gary Smith
Keyboards
Glenn Worf
Bass
Joe Spivey
Fiddle
Larry Byrom
Acoustic Guitar
Matt Rollings
Piano
Sonny Garrish
Steel Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Anderson
Songwriter
Kent Robbins
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Anderson
Producer
James Stroud
Producer
Lynn Peterzell
Mixing Engineer
Julian King
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
When our baby Kate was born it was the biggest day of my life
Lying there, little bows in her hair
In the loving arms of my wife
I was the proudest papa in the USA
Makin' a living on the road somewhere a thousand miles away
It was a happy day, but kinda' sad
And I wish I coulda' been there
Yea I wish I coulda' been there
I wish I coulda 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 winning run
Everybody was cheering loud
And mommy she was smilin' saying 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
And I wish I coulda' been there
Yea I wish I coulda' been there
I wish I coulda' 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 are celebrating 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 have been there
I wish we could have been there
I wish we could have been there for that
It was a happy day, but kinda' sad
And I wish they could have been there
Yea I wish they could have been there
I wish they could have been there, for that
Writer(s): Kent M. Robbins, John David Anderson
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