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Brad Paisley ~ He Didn't Have To Be


When a single mom goes out on a date with somebody new It always winds up feeling more like a job interview My momma used to wonder if she'd ever meet someone Who wouldn't find out about me and then turn around and run I met the man i call 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 overheard him pop the question and 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 Lookin' back all i can say About all the things he did for me Is i hope i'm at least half the dad That he didn't have to be I met the girl that's now my wife about three years ago We had the perfect marriage but we wanted somethin' 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 It seemed so strange to me How we've gone from something's missing To a family Lookin' through the glass i think about the man That's standin' next to me And i hope i'm at least half the dad That he didn't have to be Lookin' back all i can say About all the things he did for me Is i hope i'm at least half the dad That he didn't have to be Yeah, i hope i'm at least half the dad That he didn't have to be Because he didn't have to be You know he didn't have to be more free lyrics

When a single mom goes out on a date with somebody new
It always winds up feeling more like a job interview
My momma used to wonder if she'd ever meet someone
Who wouldn't find out about me and then turn around and run

I met the man i call 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 overheard him pop the question and 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
Lookin' back all i can say
About all the things he did for me
Is i hope i'm at least half the dad
That he didn't have to be

I met the girl that's now my wife about three years ago
We had the perfect marriage but we wanted somethin' 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
It seemed so strange to me
How we've gone from something's missing
To a family
Lookin' through the glass i think about the man
That's standin' next to me
And i hope i'm at least half the dad
That he didn't have to be

Lookin' back all i can say
About all the things he did for me
Is i hope i'm at least half the dad
That he didn't have to be

Yeah, i hope i'm at least half the dad
That he didn't have to be
Because he didn't have to be
You know he didn't have to be

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