Brad Paisley - He didnt have to be

^GWhen a single mom goes out on a date with ^Csomebody new It ^Dalways winds up feeling more like a ^Cjob interview ^{G G}My momma used to wonder if she'd ^Cever meet someone Who wouldn't ^Dfind out about me and then ^Amturn around and ^Grun ^GI met the man I call my Dad when ^CI was five years old He took my ^Dmom out to a movie and for ^Conce I got to ^Ggo ^GA few months later I remember ^Clying there in bed I over heard him pop the question and I prayed ^Amthat she'd say ^Gyes? And then, ^AmAll of a sudden, oh, it ^Dseemed so strange to me How we ^Gwent from something's missing to a ^Cfamily ^AmLooking back all I can say ^Dabout all the things he did for ^Emme ^{C Am}Is I hope I'm at least half the ^DDad that he didn't have to ^Gbe. ^{C G}I met the girl who's now my wife about ^Cthree years ago We ^Dhad the perfect marriage, but we ^Cwanted something ^Gmore ^GNow here I stand surrounded by our ^Cfamily and friends Crowded ^Dround the nursery window as they ^Ambring the baby in? ^GAnd now, ^AmAll of a sudden, oh, it ^Dseemed so strange to me How we've ^Ggone from something's missing to a ^Cfamily ^AmLooking through the glass I think ^Dabout the man who?s standing next to ^Emme ^{C Am}And I hope I'm at least half the ^DDad that he didn't have to ^Gbe! ^{C Am D Am}Looking back all I can say ^Dabout all the things he did for ^Emme ^{C Am}Is I hope I'm at least half the ^DDad that he didn't have to ^Gbe. ^{C C}Because he didn?t have to ^Gbe. ^CYou know, he didn?t have to ^Gbe.