#698:He Didn't Have to Be

Sometimes a country music lyric just nails it.In 1999, a unique song was released on country radio. It wasn’t about trucks or dirt roads– it was about the relationship between a loving stepfather and a stepson. To everyone’s surprise, the song reached number one on the country charts. The key lyric, sang by artist Brad Paisley, reads: “I hope I’m at least half the dad that he didn’t have to be.” You may not have a biological son. But every young man longs to be mentored, invested-in, an...