He Didn’t Have to Be - Brad Paisley

When a single mom goes out
当一个单身母亲
On a date with somebody new
和一个新朋友外出约会时
It always winds up feeling more
他们的道别总是
Like a job interview
像工作面试一样
My momma used to wonder
我妈妈过去一直在想
If she'd ever meet someone
是否她会遇到
Who wouldn't find out about me
一个找不到我时
And then turn around and run
就会急得跳脚的人
I met the man I call my dad
我遇到了那个我叫爸爸的人
When I was five years old
在我五岁的时候
He took my mom out to a movie
他带我妈妈出去看电影
And for once I got to go
那次，我选择了离家出走
A few months later I remember lying there in bed
几个月之后，我记得我躺在床上
I overheard him pop the question
我偶然听到了他问妈妈这个问题
And prayed that she'd say yes
并希望得到妈妈肯定的回应
And then all of a sudden
突然之间
Oh it seemed so strange to me
哦，这对我来说是如此陌生
How we went from something's missing
我们都错过了什么
To a family
错过了这个家的什么
Lookin' back all I can say
回顾从前
About all the things he did for me
我能说出他为我做过的所有事情
Is I hope I'm at least half the dad
就是让我希望，我哪怕能得到一半的父爱
That he didn't have to be
他并不需要这样做
I met the girl that's now
三年前，我遇到了我现在的爱人
My wife about three years ago
我的妻子
We had the perfect marriage
我们有着完美的婚姻
But we wanted somethin' more
但是，我们总是需要更多的东西
Now here
现在，在这里
I stand surrounded by our family and friends
亲人朋友们围绕着我
Crowded 'round the nursery window
大家拥挤在育儿室的窗口
As they bring the baby in
当医生把婴儿抱进去的时候
And now all of a sudden
突然之间
It seemed so strange to me
我感觉到如此陌生
How we've gone from something's missing
我们都错过了些什么
To a family
错过了这个家的什么
Lookin' through the glass I think about the man
我透着玻璃看着，想到了那个男人
That's standin' next to me
他正站在我身边
And I hope I'm at least half the dad
我希望，我哪怕能得到一半的父爱
That he didn't have to be
他并不需要这样做
Lookin' back all I can say
回顾从前
About all the things he did for me
我能说出他为我做过的所有事情
Is I hope I'm at least half the dad
就是让我希望，我哪怕能得到一半的父爱
That he didn't have to be
他并不需要这样做
Yeah I hope I'm at least half the dad
是的，我希望，我哪怕能得到一半的父爱
That he didn't have to be
他并不需要这样做
Because he didn't have to be
因为他并没有做到
You know he didn't have to be
他也没有必要做到