He Didn't Have To Be Lyrics

When a single mom goes out on a date with somebody new
And it always winds up being 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 I prayed that she'd say yes

And then all of a sudden oh it seemed so strange to me
How we went from somethings 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 oh it seemed so strange to me
How we've gone from somethings missing to a family
Lookin' through the gla*s 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

Brad Paisley - Double Play

Nov 2010

1. Me Neither
2. Wrapped Around
3. New Again
4. Sharp Dressed Man
5. The Cigar Song
6. He Didn't Have To Be
7. Ode De Toilet (The Toilet Song)
8. Two Feet Of Topsoil
9. Who Needs Pictures
10. Two People Fell In Love
11. Keep On The Sunny Side
12. We Danced
13. Time Warp
14. Two People Fell In Love
15. Wrapped Around
16. I'm Gonna Miss Her
17. I Wish You'd Stay
18. Celebrity
19. Little Moments
20. Whiskey Lullaby (featurning Alison Krauss)
21. Mud On The Tires
22. Alcohol
23. When I Get Where I'm Going (Featuring Dolly Parton)
24. The World