Brad Paisley - He Didn't Have To Be lyrics
Brad Paisley [Bradley Douglas Paisley] Glen Dale, West Virginia, U.S. 🇺🇸
[Brad Paisley - He Didn't Have To Be lyrics]
When a single mom goes out on
A date with somebody new
It always winds up feelin' 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
Lyin' 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
Missin' 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, oh
It seems so strange to me
How we've gone from something's
Missin' 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
And 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
A date with somebody new
It always winds up feelin' 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
Lyin' 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
Missin' 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, oh
It seems so strange to me
How we've gone from something's
Missin' 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
And 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