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 shed ever meet someone
Who wouldnt 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 shed say yes

And then all of a sudden
Oh, it seemed so strange to me
How we went from somethings missing
To a family
Lookin back all I can say
About all the things he did for me
Is I hope Im at least half the dad
That he didnt have to be

I met the girl thats 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 weve gone from somethings missing
To a family
Lookin through the glass I think about the man
Thats standin next to me
And I hope Im at least half the dad
That he didnt have to be

Lookin back all I can say
About all the things he did for me
Is I hope Im at least half the dad
That he didnt have to be

Yeah, I hope Im at least half the dad
That he didnt have to be
Because he didnt have to be
You know he didnt have to be

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