He Didnt Have To Be Lyrics

He Didnt Have To Be lyrics

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 

 Oh, 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