《He Didn’t Have to Be》歌词

[00:01:11] When a single mom goes out on a date with somebody new

[00:01:13] It always winds up feeling more like a job interview

[00:01:21] My mama used to wonder if she'd ever meet someone

[00:01:40] Who wouldn't find out about me and then turn around and run

[00:01:43] I met the man I call my dad when I was five years old

[00:01:46] He took my mom out to a movie and for once I got to go

[00:01:57] A few months later I remember lying there in bed

[00:02:16] I overheard him pop the question and I prayed that she'd say yes

[00:02:17] And then all of a sudden

[00:02:19] Ah it seemed so strange to me

[00:02:22] How we went from something's missing

[00:02:26] To a family

[00:02:31] Lookin' back all I can say

[00:02:39] About all the things he did for me

[00:02:40] Is I hope I'm at least half the dad

[00:02:47] That he didn't have to be

[00:02:58] I met the girl who's now my wife about three years ago

[00:03:12] We had the perfect marriage but we wanted somethin' more

[00:03:13] Now here I stand surrounded by our family and friends

[00:03:17] Crowded 'round the nursery window as they bring the baby in

[00:03:45] And then all of a sudden

[00:03:57] Ah it seemed so strange to me

[00:04:12] How we went from something's missing

[00:04:13] To a family

[00:04:13] Lookin' through the glass I think about the man

[00:04:14] That's standing next to me

[00:04:17] And I hope I'm at least half the dad

[00:04:21] That he didn't have to be

[00:04:23] I hope I'm at least half the dad

[00:04:25] That he didn't have to be

[00:05:02] 'Cause he didn't have to be