He Didn't Have To Be by Brad Paisley

When a single mom goes out on a (1)________ 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 (2)____________ 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 (3)____________ 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 (4)________ something's
Missing to a family

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

Is I hope I'm at least
Half the dad (5)________ he didn't have to be

I met the girl that's now my wife
About three years ago
We had the perfect (6)________________ but
We wanted something more
Now here I (7)__________ 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 (8)__________ so strange to me
How we've gone from something's
Missing to a family
Looking through the glass, I think
About the man that's standing next to me

And I (9)________ I'm at least half the dad
That he didn't have to be

And looking (10)________ 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

Because he didn't have to be

You know he didn't have to be

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