He Didn't Have To Be

Sung by: Brad Paisley

When a single mom goes out on a date with somebody new...
It always winds up feeling more like a job in-terview...
My momma used to wonder if she'd ever meet someone...
That wouldn't find out about me and then turn around and run...
I met the man I called my dad when I was five years old...
He took my mom out to a movie and for once I got to go...
A few months later I remember lying there in bed...
I over-heard him pop the question and I prayed that she'd say yes...



And then all of a sudden...
Oh it seemed so strange to me...
How we went from something's missing to a family...
Looking back all I can say about all the things he did for me...
I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be...
I met the girl whose now my wife about three years ago...
We had the perfect marriage but we wanted something more...
Now here I stand surrounded by our family and friends...
Crowded round the nursery window as they bring the baby in...



And now all of a sudden...
Oh it seemed so strange to me...
How we've gone from something's missing to a family...
Looking through the glass...
I think about the man that's standing next to me...
And I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be...



Looking back all I say about all the things he did for me...
I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be...
Cause he didn't have to be...
You know he didn't have to be...