When a single mom
goes out on a date with
somebody new
It always winds up feeling
more like a job interview
My momma used to wonder if
she'd ever meet someone
Who wouldn't find out about me
and then turn around and run
I met the man I call my dad
when I was five years old
He took my mom out to a movie
and for once I got to go
A few months later
I remember lying there in bed
I overheard him pop the question
and prayed that she'd say yes
And then all of a sudden
Oh, it seemed so strange to me
How we went from something's missing
To a family
Lookin' back all I can say
About all the things he did for me
Is I hope I'm at least half the dad
That he didn't have to be
I met the girl 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 family and friends
Crowded 'round the nursery window
as they bring the baby in
And now all of a sudden
It seemed so strange to me
How we've gone from something's missing
To a family
Lookin' through the glass
I think about the man
That's standin' ne t to me
And I hope I'm at least half the dad
That he didn't have to be
Lookin' back all I can say
About all the things he did for me
Is I hope I'm at least half the dad
That he didn't have to be
Yeah, I hope I'm at least half the dad
That he didn't have to be
Because he didn't have to be
You know he didn't have to be
(outro)
