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 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


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