He Didn’t Have To Be By Brad Paisley
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When a single mom goes out on a date with
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somebody new
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It always winds up feeling more like a job
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interview
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My momma used to wonder if she'd ever meet someone
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Who wouldn't find out about me and then
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turn around and run
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I met the man I call my Dad when I was five years old
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He took my mom out to a movie and for once
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I got to go
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A few months later I remember lying there in bed D
I over heard him pop the question and I
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prayed that she'd say yes… And then,
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All of a sudden, oh, it seemed so strange to me
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How we went from something's missing to a
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family
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Looking back all I can say about all the
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things he did for me
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Is I hope I'm at least half the Dad that he
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didn't have to be.
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I met the girl who's now my wife about
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three years ago
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We had the perfect marriage, but we wanted
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something more
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Now here I stand surrounded by our family and friends
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Crowded round the nursery window as they
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bring the baby in… And now,
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All of a sudden, oh, it seemed so strange to me
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How we've gone from something's missing to
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a family
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Looking through the glass I think about the
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man who’s standing next to me
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And I hope I'm at least half the Dad that
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he didn't have to be!
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Looking back all I can say about all the
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things he did for me
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Is I hope I'm at least half the Dad that he
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didn't have to be.
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Because he didn’t have to be.
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You know, he didn’t have to be.
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