He Didn't Have to Be-Brad Paisley

[ti:He Didn't Have To Be] [ar:Brad Paisley] [al:230848] [by:] [offset:0] [00:14.33]When a single mom goes out [00:16.63]On a date with somebody new [00:20.86]It always winds up feeling more [00:23.97]Like a job interview [00:26.60] [00:27.37]My momma used to wonder [00:30.22]If she'd ever meet someone [00:33.95]Who wouldn't find out about me [00:36.79]And then turn around and run [00:40.19] [00:42.64]I met the man I call my dad [00:45.48]When I was five years old [00:48.28]He took my mom out to a movie [00:51.54]And for once I got to go [00:55.43]A few months later I remember lying there in bed [01:01.49]I overheard him pop the question [01:05.15]And prayed that she'd say yes [01:08.09]And then all of a sudden [01:10.92]Oh it seemed so strange to me [01:14.82]How we went from something's missing [01:17.84]To a family [01:21.03] [01:22.47]Lookin' back all I can say [01:24.99]About all the things he did for me [01:34.06] [01:34.93]Is I hope I'm at least half the dad [01:39.68]That he didn't have to be [01:44.23] [01:48.32]I met the girl that's now [01:50.35]My wife about three years ago [01:53.80] [01:54.47]We had the perfect marriage [01:57.15]But we wanted somethin' more [02:01.05]Now here [02:01.87]I stand surrounded by our family and friends [02:07.26]Crowded 'round the nursery window [02:10.77]As they bring the baby in [02:13.86]And now all of a sudden [02:17.00]It seemed so strange to me [02:20.64]How we've gone from something's missing [02:23.54]To a family [02:26.99] [02:28.17]Lookin' through the glass I think about the man [02:32.57]That's standin' next to me [02:39.51] [02:40.38]And I hope I'm at least half the dad [02:45.38]That he didn't have to be [02:49.92] [03:01.03]Lookin' back all I can say [03:03.64]About all the things he did for me [03:13.20] [03:13.84]Is I hope I'm at least half the dad [03:18.32]That he didn't have to be [03:22.53] [03:23.78]Yeah I hope I'm at least half the dad [03:28.10]That he didn't have to be [03:32.40] [03:34.76]Because he didn't have to be [03:39.60] [03:41.32]You know he didn't have to be