-he didn’t have to be-
lyrics by brad paisley
dedicated to him
“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.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
Because he didn’t have to be
You know he didn’t have to be
