People tell me where they've been,
The wonders that they've seen, and then
When their words all fail them
"You had to be there" is what they say.
Well I have travelled far and wide
With every tour book, map and guide.
Without you there by my side every road is just an alleyway.
I saw the sunset over Monterey --
It wasn't nothin' but a muddy bay.
I Guess You Had To Be There, after all.
In Roman fountains I've tossed coins,
To me it might have been Des Moines.
Why should I go without you to join?
You're all I'd see there anyway.
I went to France and saw the Eiffel Tower,
But sweet Paree just seemed a trifle sour.
I Guess You Had To Be There, after all.
You had to be there is what they say.
It's true -- I found out when you went away.
I've given up my travelling days.
Without you all I see is haze,
And all thre sights are just different ways of saying that you're gone.
I saw a canyon 'cause they called it Grand,
It's just a hole that someone dug in the sand.
I Guess You Had To Be There,
I Guess You Had To Be There,
I Guess You Had To Be There after all
© 2005, John Gibbons & Charlie Ray