He Didn't Have To Be (Made Famous by Brad Paisley)

He Didn't Have To Be(Made Famous by Brad Paisley) - The Country Heroes

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

Looking 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

We wanted something more

Now here

I stand surrounded

By our family and friends

Crowded ground 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

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 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 hope I'm at least half the dad

You didn't have to be

Cause You didn't have to be

You konw you didn't have to be