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He Didn't Have To Be by Brad Paisley

When a (1)____________ mom (2)________ out on a date with
Somebody new
It always winds up feeling (3)________ like
A job interview
My momma (4)________ to wonder
If she'd (5)________ 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 (6)________ years old
He took my mom out to a movie
And for once I got to go

A few months later, I remember
Lying (7)__________ in bed
I (8)__________________ him pop the question
And I (9)____________ (10)________ she'd say yes
And then, all of a sudden
(Oh) it (11)____________ so strange to me
How we (12)________ from something's
Missing to a family

Looking back, all I can say about
All the things he did for me

Is I (13)________ 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 (14)__________ ago
We had the perfect marriage but
We wanted something more
Now here I stand (15)____________________ by our (16)____________ and friends
Crowded 'round the (17)______________ window
As they bring the baby in
And now, all of a sudden
(Oh) it seems so (18)______________ to me
How we've (19)________ from something's
Missing to a family
Looking through the glass, I think
About the man that's standing (20)________ to me

And I hope I'm at least half the dad
That he didn't have to be

And looking back all I can say about
All the things he did for me

Is I (21)________ 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

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