He Didn't Have to Be - Brad Paisley

作词：Kelley Lovelace/Brad Paisley

作曲：Kelley Lovelace/Brad Paisley

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