El padre que no tenía porqué serlo

Bueno, hoy me voy a poner un poco ñoño. Cuando leí la letra de esta canción de Brad Paisley no pude evitar emocionarme, que se me pusiera la carne de gallina y hasta que se me humedecieran un poco los ojos (me debió entrar una mota de polvo). Y es que inmediatamente me recordó a mi amigo David (el coautor de este blog no, otro David), que conoció a una chica que tenía un hijo, y lo dejó todo (su familia, sus amigos, su ciudad) para estar con ella, y convertirse en el padre del niño, el padre que no tenía porqué serlo.

Cuando me preguntan sobre alguien a quien admiro, nunca pienso en un músico, un escritor o un actor, sino en gente como David. Va por él, pues.

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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