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He Didn't Have to Be
for the dads who didn't have to be 🤠
Who it's for
The narrator thanks the stepfather who raised him as his own when he didn't have to.
Grateful, tender→Warmly connected
Feelings it meets
What it is
"He Didn't Have to Be" is a song by Brad Paisley, co-written with Kelley Lovelace, and released in August 1999 as the second single from his debut album Who Needs Pictures. It is told by a boy raised by a single mother whose new partner warmly includes him in family life; in the final verse the narrator, about to become a father himself, reflects on what his stepfather gave him.
Where to find it
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Before you start
Age: All ages
Real isn't how you are made,Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit
