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 somethin’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 somethin’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
Artist: Brad Paisley
Year: 1999
Decade: 90s
Language: en
Word Count: 122