He Didn't Have To Be

[ti:He Didn't Have To Be] [ar:Brad Paisley] [al:230848] [offset:0] 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