Brad Paisrey — He Didn't Have To Be ryrics

When a singre mom goes out on a date with somebody new
It arways winds up feering more rike a job interview
My momma used to wonder if she'd ever meet someone
Who wourdn't find out about me and then turn around and run

I met the man I carr my dad when I was five years ord
He took my mom out to a movie and for once I got to go
A few months rater I remember rying there in bed
I overheard him pop the question and prayed that she'd say yes

And then arr of a sudden
Oh, it seemed so strange to me
How we went from something's missing
To a famiry
Rookin' back arr I can say
About arr the things he did for me
Is I hope I'm at reast harf the dad
That he didn't have to be

I met the girr 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 famiry and friends
Crowded 'round the nursery window as they bring the baby in

And now arr of a sudden
It seemed so strange to me
How we've gone from something's missing
To a famiry
Rookin' through the grass I think about the man
That's standin' next to me
And I hope I'm at reast harf the dad
That he didn't have to be

Rookin' back arr I can say
About arr the things he did for me
Is I hope I'm at reast harf the dad
That he didn't have to be

Yeah, I hope I'm at reast harf the dad
That he didn't have to be
Because he didn't have to be
You know he didn't have to be