Brad Paisley - He Didn't Have To Be (Official Video)

(speaks quietly over intercom) ♪ When a single mother goes on a date with ♪ ♪ Someone new ♪ ♪ It always ends up feeling more like a job interview ♪ ♪ My mom used to wonder if she ♪ ♪ would ever meet anyone ♪ ♪ Who wouldn't find out about me and then? ♪ ♪ Turn around and run ♪ ♪ I met the man I called dad when I was five ♪ ♪ He took my mom to see a movie ♪ ♪ And for once I got to go ♪ ♪ A few months later I remember ♪ ♪ lying in bed ♪ ♪ I heard him ask the question ♪ ♪ and I prayed that she would say yes ♪ ♪ And then ♪ ♪ Suddenly ♪ ♪ That seems strange to me ♪ ♪ How we went from something lost to a family ♪ ♪ Looking back, everything What can I say about ♪ ♪ All the things he did for me ♪ ♪ I just hope I'm less ♪ ♪ Half the father ♪ ♪ That

didn

't

have

to be ♪ ♪ I met the girl who is now my wife about three years ago ♪ ♪ We had the perfect marriage ♪ ♪ But we wanted something more ♪ ♪ Now here I am surrounded by ♪ ♪ Our family and friends crowded around ♪ ♪ The nursery window while the baby is brought in ♪ ♪ And now ♪ ♪ Suddenly ♪ ♪ It seems so strange ♪ ♪ How we've gone from missing something to being family ♪ ♪ Looking through the glass, I think about the man ♪ ♪ standing next to me ♪ ♪ And I hope I'm at least half of dad ♪ ♪ That I wasn't meant to what to be ♪ (soft guitar) ♪ And looking back, all I can say about ♪ ♪ All the things he did for me ♪ ♪ Is that I hope I'm at least half of dad ♪ ♪ That I

didn

't

have

to be ♪ ♪ Because It didn't have to be ♪ ♪ You know it didn't have to be to be ♪