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´ next 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