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 
 Oh, 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