Video, lyrics and subtitles to .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 mama 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 I prayed that she'd say yes

And then all of a sudden
All 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 who's now my wife about three years ago
We had the perfect marriage but we wanted something more
Now here I stand surrounded by our family and friends
Crowded 'round the nursery window as they bring the baby in

And then all of a sudden
All it seemed so strange to me
How we 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
Because he didn't have to be
You know he didn't have to be