Oak Ridge Boys, The - Wish You Could Have Been There Lyrics






Finally jumped into the deep end like daytime in the evenin'
It got dark out there so fast it took everything I had
All the fears that I've been facin', the mistakes I kept on makin'
I changed them all that day, I chased them all away
I guess you saw this comin' long before I did
You never wondered if I could you only wondered when

Wish you could've been there to see me
You always believed me even when I couldn't believe myself
Wish you could've been there to see this
The moment that I witnessed, every single word you said come true
Wish you could've been there
Wish you could've been there

Tonight I'll close my eyes and sleep for the very first time
I'll dream of waking up next to you
You can't count on second chances, Lord knows I've had a few
You gave me all the answers, it was up to me to choose

It took so long for me to realize what you already knew





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  1. J.... S....

    I'm here listening in 2020

    J.... S....

    This is the best country music ever

  2. W.... S....

    Love my country music....loved alk the good ones ...merle ..george...conway......vern...alabama....oak ridge boys....waylon......keith whitley!....doesnt get any better than those!!!

  3. F.... B....

    01-04-2020 And the volume is at it’s MAX!

  4. J.... H....

    💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

  5. D.... W....

    very simple song. 1 chorus and 1 verse.

  6. G.... E....

    plenty who appreciate the oakridge boys at least you can understand what they are singing

  7. a.... t....

    so many awards so many great songs. things always come around like this. thanks for all the songs and memories!

  8. i.... f....

    Greatest country group ever? Yes no maybe

  9. b.... ....

    holy shit!!! this must be the slow version ..... mine is way better.

  10. K.... D....

    Country sucks today bring back the real artist's

  11. L.... P....

    Love you too baby

  12. M.... M....

    Best band ever ,I love them

  13. Z.... R....

    Listening to this at 5 am is a different mood

  14. k.... p....

    My mom sang this song to a boy she was 7 or 8

  15. b.... k....

    we are war we are like a tan really you have no idea

  16. t.... 3....

    Still here

  17. J.... D....

    Lier im not like that

  18. H.... ....

    They can still sing the hell out of this song too in 2019!!! Oak Ridge Boys live on!!!

    H.... ....

    Hens420 cvvvnncv

  19. J.... B....

    I LOVE THE MUSIC THE OAK RIDGE BOYS SING. THEY ARE GREAT.

  20. R.... R....

    This my song for my ex Richard Shane Keck

  21. s.... ....

    On this day in 1982 {September 26th} the Oak Ridge Boys' "I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head" peaked at #2* {for 2 weeks} on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart...
    Between 1976 and 1999 the quartet had forty-four records on the Hot Country Singles chart, thirty-three made the Top 10 with seventeen reaching #1...
    They just missed having three more #1 records when their "You're The One" {1977}, "Sail Away" {1979}, and the above "I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head" {1982} all peaked at #2...
    * The two weeks it was at #2, it was "Put Your Dreams Away" by Mickey Gilley and "Yesterday's Wine" by Merle Haggard and George Jones that kept it out the top spot...

  22. Z.... R....

    Dang this is a great song!

  23. p.... ....

    Ah hell, I will just come out and say it....please give me upvotes!

    PS don't drink and post to youtube!

  24. S.... ....

    Who wishes they would have turned your head and left your heart alone ?

  25. M.... N....

    I'm 34 yrs old but grew up on this older music through my parents my generation sucks you people are terrible parents the ladies are whores and the men are qheer ...yall fucking suck.....because of this... this song applies to every woman I've ever tried to love. I wish I was raised by the generation that grew up in the 1930's not the assholes that came of age in the 70s and 80s

    M.... N....

    Im 38 and l stand with ya.. My parents loved classic country music..and l still love it..

  26. J.... M....

    Love these sad old songs. . .its the stories that really make country music.

  27. A.... W....

    A timeless classic

    A.... W....

    Andrew Welch cccggggkckcckvggghvvvnvbnv vvcffc

  28. L.... T....

    Who still listen here in 2019

    L.... T....

    Linda Tincher ffffghh. vkck

    L.... T....

    Right here

    L.... T....

    Oaks FOREVER and then for a spell after that. Still listening January 3, 2020!

    L.... T....

    How could one get tired of this...

  29. d.... ....

    Mindy is all I can think of , this the perfect song it does hurt but I smile , we had some very got times ,but she moved on and left this country boy with memory that will always be painful.

  30. R.... S....

    Sounds like my second ex wife.

  31. J.... B....

    OAK RIDGE BOY ARE AWESOME. THEY SING GOOD MUSIC. LOVE THIS SONG.

  32. M.... F....

    I have been listening to the real country music like this since I was 18 I am ,61 keep them coming

  33. M.... F....

    this is country music I don't know what they call it nowadays but this was country music and I wish they would bring it back the Oaks and The Statler Brothers Alabama Leonard Skinner they had it going on and let's not forget about Charlie Daniels

  34. M.... S....

    So my relationship!

  35. J.... M....

    I myself have grown up on country music in the '80s. It is by far the best music during that time. Definitely still enjoy it.

  36. J.... L....

    Sir I'm finding the song complete album ..sorry sir

  37. L.... L....

    I miss old Country Music from the original styles and it's sub-genre (Honky Tonk, Southern Rock, Blue Grass, Gospel Country etc.) to the 80' and 90's style. Sadly, today's Country Music is tainted by modern pop styles or other modern styles that destroys the purity of the music. Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Georgia-Florida line & etc. The original soul and essence is lost that instead of the lyric's messages are focused on family, faith in God, true love, the truth about the positive and negative aspects of life and rural values, it is being replaced by total non-sense just like most of the other modern music of today.

  38. J.... B....

    OAK RIDGE BOYS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ME AND MY DAD'S FAVORITE COUNTRY SINGING GROUP. WE BOTH ENJOYED THEIR MUSIC A WHOLE LOT. WHEN I HEAR A SONG BY THE OAK RIDGE BOYS IT MAKES ME THINK OF MY DAD WHO IS IN HEAVEN . I LOVE YOU DAD AND I MISS YOU ..

  39. R.... R....

    Time traveler here. Still listening in 2073!!!

  40. J.... M....

    I've seen them in person they asked me to go on stage with them and I did and I was only 5 years old when I seen them and asked me to go on stage to sing with them

  41. K.... K....

    William Lee Golden should shave the ugly Moses beard and look like a man in the 21st century. He looks ridiculous on stage with the other members.

  42. J.... M....

    MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN !!!!

  43. i.... a....

    Man thats good music

  44. t.... ....

    43 and this kinda music is and always will be favorite my children even looked it when they were younger

  45. k.... l....

    I once knew a women that went she walked by her pleated skirts had a dance that could not be copied

  46. S.... W....

    True words of wisdom

  47. M.... H....

    I love old county

  48. J.... M....

    Thank you for coming to Mississippi awesome 💋(a few years back amazing concert 💕)

  49. J.... T....

    best music ever mafe

  50. s.... m....

    this is the music I grew up on!!!!!!!!

  51. D.... C....

    You just can't listen to this and not sing along just a cool song that's fun..come back country music we miss you

  52. A.... D....

    I love these guys 2019

  53. S.... D....

    1975 till today

  54. b.... k....

    they will not what hit them

  55. S.... H....

    This was when country music was awesome

  56. M.... G....

    This song is so true...still listening in 2019...

  57. M.... L....

    Thanks Wayne great song.

  58. D.... M....

    I'm listening in 2019. I'm 62 years old and just long for these songs to be played

  59. T.... C....

    Feminists around the world will try and end songs like this.. so glad I grew up with the greatest music era...

  60. L.... W....

    This transcends across time- It’s timeless! ❤️The Oaks!

  61. G.... S....

    still listening to this in 2019 and i'm 50

  62. G.... S....

    yeah Bob I did as well.

  63. T.... B....

    Grew up listening to the Oak Ridge Boys. I actually wound up marrying William Golden's cousin.

  64. D.... S....

    Aint it the truth

  65. J.... O....

    Awesome music to grow up with! Early ‘80s late 70s

  66. R.... G....

    Love it 2019

  67. S.... M....

    I love classic country music. But did you look at that cute little profile picture upon top who do we this song that little guy is cute lol I remember him when I was a little girl lol

  68. D.... B....

    LOVE THIS BAND .. THANKS

  69. B.... C....

    I remember my mom playing this and other Oak Ridge Boys songs growing up.

  70. R.... G....

    Love it 2019

  71. A.... ....

    This song is all about ass.

  72. J.... i....

    Still jammin' in 2019...💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

    J.... i....

    Jesus is Lord jxjcjcjcjcjxjxjcjcjcjcjjjjccjbdnjxjxjxn

    J.... i....

    Jesus is Lord gdcjxjjcjcjcxnjcj

  73. J.... i....

    Great classic!!! 💕💜😘🎶🎵🎼🎤😎💜💕

    J.... i....

    Jesus is Lord hxjxhxjchcjjcufudifvkjvjscvjjsjv

  74. B.... S....

    thanks dad for getting me into this kinda music todays shit sucks all of it

  75. J.... P....

    Am I the only Gen Z who likes good music?

  76. R.... W....

    Who are the 241 dumbasses who gave this a thumbs down?

  77. c.... W....

    My boys

  78. S.... S....

    Oak Ridge Boys forever!

  79. C.... G....

    I remember this when I was little dacing all the time

  80. T.... N....

    You walk by and shake that thang!!!!. 👏👏favorite part. Great song

  81. m.... ....

    Love the part where she walks by and shakes her thing.

  82. T.... G....

    Gotta love the hair

  83. T.... G....

    I love this song i wish could turned my head left my heart alone this is the past now im looking to the future with you now i still love you Regardless your my soulmate i miss you all this is past were gonna have a happy future together i love you miss you .

  84. M.... B....

    YES OH YES YES.!!!.

  85. K.... C....

    Love these guys

  86. B.... B....

    I don’t know about anyone else. But I first heard this song when I was young.
    Even then I was having a rough time visualizing a girl shaking a thing . ;)

  87. E.... F....

    The greatest Line ever written for a song - "You walk by and you shake that thing and you know I'm not that strong....."

  88. M.... R....

    awesome video

  89. L.... A....

    Kareoke joe dee. Mesenna

  90. L.... A....

    KEREOKE strawberry wine

  91. h.... w....

    I told my first husband this I was 16 I asked him I must have lost my damn mind for getting with you this was after my divorce

  92. D.... L....

    real country

  93. S.... M....

    Beautiful you is one of their best.

  94. R.... T....

    This song says it all

  95. T.... S....

    Still listening 2019 I'm 28