He Didn't Have To Be-Leon Ferreira

[ti:He Didn't Have To Be] [ar:Leon Ferreira] [al:Die Begin Jare... Net.. Leon - Volume 7] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]He Didn't Have To Be - Leon Ferreira [00:11.89]When a single mom goes out on a date [00:14.79]With somebody new [00:17.02] [00:18.01]And it always winds up feeling [00:20.23]More like a job interview [00:23.00] [00:23.87]My momma used to wonder if [00:26.62]She'd ever meet someone [00:28.86] [00:29.59]Who wouldn't find out about me [00:32.58]Then turn around and run [00:35.42] [00:37.49]I met the man I call my dad [00:40.54]When I was five years old [00:43.08]He took my mom out to a movie [00:45.85] [00:46.47]And for once I got to go [00:49.09] [00:49.64]A few months later I remember lying there in bed [00:55.19]I overheard him pop the question [00:58.73]And I prayed that she'd say yes [01:01.36]And then all of a sudden [01:04.14]Oh it seemed so strange to me [01:07.49]How we went from somethings missing to a family [01:13.20] [01:14.90]Lookin' back all I can say about [01:18.18]All the things he did for me [01:25.70] [01:26.61]Is I hope I'm at least half the dad [01:30.30] [01:30.94]That he didn't have to be [01:33.87] [01:38.91]I met the girl that's now my wife [01:41.95]About three years ago [01:43.94] [01:44.75]We had the perfect marriage [01:47.52]But we wanted somethin' more [01:50.25] [01:50.86]Now here I stand surrounded by our family and friends [01:56.32] [01:56.85]Looking through the nursery window [01:59.88]As they bring the baby in [02:02.73]And now all of a sudden [02:05.55]Oh it seemed so strange to me [02:08.77]How we've gone from somethings missing to a family [02:14.91] [02:16.07]Lookin' through the glass I think about the man [02:20.27]That's standin' next to me [02:27.00] [02:27.89]And I hope I'm at least half the dad [02:32.18]That he didn't have to be [02:34.97] [02:46.63]Lookin' back all I can say about [02:50.09]All the things he did for me [02:57.29] [02:58.46]Is I hope I'm at least half the dad [03:02.28] [03:02.89]That he didn't have to be [03:05.70] [03:07.83]I hope I'm at least half the dad [03:11.55] [03:12.11]That he didn't have to be [03:18.27] [03:24.51]He didn't have to be