I was adopted in 1951. My mother drove three and a half hours to pick me up. I was at the Salvation Army in San Antonio Tx. I was told she walked in to pick me up, and I was mad at the the whole world. I was evidently wet, and not happy about it.She held out her arms, and I happily left with this strange new person. She drove me home, and placed me in a homemade playpen that she had made. About two hours later, the man who was to be my father, hero, and teacher walked in. She said he stopped, looked at me and smiled. And I looked at him and smiled back. It was love at first sight, and forever. He became the dad he didn't have to be.
This is the story of me and my dad. I had this song played at my dad’s funeral. Cuz he didn’t have to be. He adopted my sister and I. RIP DADDY!!! I LOVE YOU!!!❤ I MISS YOU!!!!
Well, I wasn’t expecting to cry reading a comment, but here I am😢. Sweetest thing I’ve seen in a comment section on RUclips. And I’m sorry for your loss, daughters losing their daddies is rough. I lost mine when I was 21, he was only 40
@@jen7916 I’m sorry for your loss as well! Yes it’s so hard!!! I was holding his hand when he passed. Then I ran and hid in a corner and bawled like a baby!!
My daughter's father walked away when she was 18 months old. I met my husband when she was three. Six months later, she started calling him daddy, we married. At age 5, he adopted her. She is now 44. He passed away 10 years ago
This always makes me tear up. I married my husband when my son was nine. My son's father was not a constant in his life, and my husband wound up being Dad to him. My husband and I just celebrated twenty-one years of marriage, and my husband is still always there for my son, and my son knows he can always go to him when needed. Love, love, love this song.
As a single man, this is the song which gives me lots of love for single mothers with children who need a father. It’s just sad that most avoid them just because they’re not theirs biologically and it’s “not good for men to be stepfathers”. I simply and strongly believe that, if you’re a real man, you genuinely care for all children without fathers and want to provide them with protection and be a good role model.
I had 2 kids when I started dating my husband who has no kids. His friend, who was divorced with 2 kids himself told him he shouldn't date me because I had too much baggage. I was shocked but learned there's a lot of divorced fathers who view single moms as too much baggage, as if they themselves don't have any. And the funny part is I had far less baggage than that single dad. My kids have different dads but neither were really in the picture and always respectful of my husband's place whereas his friend had an ex wife who was constantly ruining relationships and 2 kids who would push away any one their parents dated because they wanted them back together.
@@juliejenkins8897 indeed, it’s a sad reality when people value others opinions more instead of forming their own values, beliefs and opinions. I’m happy for you that you found a man willing to be your husband and the father of your children.
Great Reaction Video...... This is based on the Co-Writer's Life....... Brad has sooo many Great Songs that range from Emotional to Belly Laughing......
I was unable to have any biological children. Adopted my son at 35 and my wife had 3 of her own. Now I’ve got an 8 year old granddaughter that is awesome. I’m not a great dad but I’ve done everything I could for them all. This song gets me but I feel guilty about feeling that way.
When I was 7 years old, my mom started dating a man with four kids. He had one still living at home. They got married a couple months after I turned 9. I'm 46 now, and Pops is 82. My dad always said he was so grateful that my mom married Pops because he was such a good man. Dad died when he was 49. Pops is still with is, but he has Alzheimer's. I was blessed to have both of my dads in my life. My mom and stepmom got along as well. It's rare, but it happens.
This song!!!!! I was a single mother of 7 kids when he married me. They didn’t have an active father til then. He stepped in and was the best man and father to our 9 children we have together. He deserves everything! This song gets me every time! Love to all you incredible men out there who love and care for these beautiful children who all deserve a dad who loves them and their moms!
My mom was also a single mother of seven, then she met my dad, they got married and had me. Dad loved all the children as much as he loved me and raised us all the same, no partiality was ever shown between my brothers and sisters and me. Dad used to say that the only steps in our house are the ones that go upstairs. Mom and dad worked hard for us all and there was a lot of love in our home. They are both gone now and I as well as my brothers and sisters miss them so much.
I finally got a stepdad in my 30s and he passed away in my 40s. In his obituary, which he wrote, I was listed as his only child. I have 7 siblings. His was my dad and will always be. He came from nothing but in my heart he was worthy of a ticket to heaven. Love you Pops !
My dad (stepdad) and I danced to this at my first wedding. My parents have been together for 40 years this year. My mom had two children when they met at 21 and he accepted my brother and I like we were both his.
When this song was first released, it mirrored my life. I sent a copy to my step dad and thanked him for always being there even though he didn't have to be.
Except for the fact that this is written from a male perspective, this song feels like it was written about my life. I have a bio father (who I never really knew) and I have a daddy. My daddy came into my life when I was five, even taking me on his and my mom's first date (just like the song). I've learned a lot about love from others but more than anyone, from him. I can still remember where I was when I first heard this song.
My dad passed 21 years ago and it still seems like yesterday. I was such a daddy's girl and we had a tight bond. Talk to your dad as much as you can. I would do anything just to see my dad one more time. I could not have asked for a better dad.
This song is for my dad&me as well it was played at my wedding&he walked me down the aisle!Thank you David for being the best dad to me&Jacob(my brother)
I was so blessed to have my dad become my daddy when I was just 2 yrs old. I lost him when he was 44 and not a single day goes by that I don't miss him. I have also lost my mom and I can't stress enough to people that if they are blessed enough to have their parents (and they are able) to please let them know that they are loved and if possible record their voice and take video and pictures because there will come a day when you will wish you had those.
I had the most wonderful stepfather, I play this on his birthday, father's day, and the anniversary of his passing and it always brings me to tears ❤️ bless all the great stepfathers who took on a huge responsibility
I love me some Brad Paisley 🥰🎶This song it’s so amazing ! I’m adopted so it hits my soul deeply ❤️🩹🙏🏽 I miss my dad 😢 Thanks for picking me I’ll always be your little girl 💜 RIP dad 💙🎶music is life 🎶 helps heal the soul 🎶 peace sebs ✌🏽
This song is my husband. We started dating when I was 18 with a 3 month old. Still married. My son is 24 he adopted him at 3 after we married. Now my son is being the dad he didn't have to be. He started dating his girlfriend when her son was 8 months and hes almost 4. It's amazing to watch it all come full circle. WE MUST RAISE GOOD MEN!!!!!!!!
Brad sure knows how to make me cry.. dang.. I have a Step son that was 3 when my x wife and i met, i loved, and still love that kid, he's 28 now and he still calls me dad. Its the greatest gift. I love him to death.
This song always makes me cry. My brother took on 4 kids that he didn't have to. He passed away Dec. 6th this yr. he loved those kids as if they were his own. My Mom had a step dad that raised her she loved him more than he bio dad. because he was never there for her.
This is the song/story of my life. The dad I was raised by wasn’t my birth father but took the role on before I was even born after the other one took off. He didn’t have to step up and do that but I am so thankful that he did and for everything I learned from him. Since life comes full circle many times I wound up doing the same thing. Met my wife when she already had 3 kids and tried my best to raise them the best i can and also have 2 together.
Thank you for the lovely reaction! This song always brings me sweet memories of my late husband. When I fled an abusive husband and hid with 3 babies, I figured I would always be alone, I didn't even try to find someone, but an amazing single dad came into my life and we merged 2 single parent homes into one, he was wonderful. I felt SO blessed.
My stepfather came into my life when I was a toddler, and my parents married when I was 5. He was in my life as long as I could remember. It wasn’t until I was older that I appreciated all the love, stability, and support he brought to our lives. He left us due to Parkinson’s a few years back and this song always reminds me of what a good, decent father he was when he didn’t have to be ❤
This song hits me so hard personally. My Mom met my Dad when I was 6 and this song puts beautifully into words how I feel about him. I'm actually crying as I write this
As a country fan of this kind of music, I've always felt very protective over it since country, especially because of modern country, gets overshadowed by the stereotypes that people think of. So it's very refreshing to see a self-proclaimed former country hater (lol) watch and listen and appreciate the art and storytelling that is country music.
I had 4 stepfathers. My father was far away. Somehow, I on my own gained a Pappy. After Korea and Vietnam. This man stepped up. When I got out of the service, He was the only one who would face me. He saw me at my worst and never showed an ounce of fear. It was the worst time in my life. He never judged me for it. It was his gentle guidance that brought me back to life. He pasted away years ago. I hate to think where I'd be today If one ole man/soldier hadn't bought me a cup of coffee. I love and miss him every day.
Late commenting but so happy you reacted to this song. This is mine and my daughter’s story. I met my husband of 24 yrs and 5 months when my daughter was 13 months old. She is now 26 and he’s the only dad she’s ever known bc her bio father didn’t want to be part of her life. My daughter and I thank God daily for bringing him into our lives!
This song shows that being a father does not mean you have to be blood relatives. I've known many men that have contributed to the genetic makeup of a child, but have absolutely no ability to be a father. It sometimes takes someone else to step into a child's life to actually be the parent
My mom married the man I called “Dad” when I was three. This song always gets to me because it was exactly what happened to my mom & me. My dad & that side of my family taught me that there is more to family than blood. My dad passed away three years ago now at only 64. This video made me cry from sadness & joy.
I think you’ll find a lot of country lyrics are that way not just brads! I have shed many tears over this song. I was less than a year old when my daddy started dating my mom. He adopted me when they got married and at 31 I’m still the biggest daddy’s girl.
I met my step daughter when she was 17 she is now 27 her high school graduation was and is my proudest moment my love for her runs deeper than if she was my own
My father-in-law is my husbands step-dad but he came into hubby's life in grade school and has been there through everything. He is DAD, even to me. My hubby is youngest of six, 3 step and 3 bio but Bob is DAD to all, even us in-laws. There are plenty of wonderful men and women who take the child with the parent and not even think twice about it. Love you all!
This was the first ever song I ever heard by Brad Paisley. It made me tear up then, and it still makes me tear up now. He is such an amazing artist and gifted storyteller. It's hard not to love his work ❤
My dad met my mom shortly after she had me. She was a single mom back in the 60's when this was a much bigger social scandal than it is today. We both won the lottery with this man. He married my mama, and then adopted me. Two days after the adoption papers were finalized, my dad died from a freak heart attack in his early 40's. I suspect it was probably more to do with an arrhythmia, and if it had happened a few years later he probably could have been fitted with a pacemaker. Mom never remarried, she didn't even date a guy until I was very nearly a grown a man myself. While we didn't have a long time to be together, I'm thankful to God for my Dad and his courage to step up and be a man and the example I would need for the rest of my life.
I have a different father than my 3 older siblings. I came late. My dad took in 3 young kids,loved him as his own, took them places, did things with them, taught them to swim. When my oldest brother got married he dedicated this song to him and danced with him. My dad cried his eyes out like sobbing. Unfortunately he passed three months before my sister got married. She played this song for him for the father daughter dance. My brothers, my mom, my grandma, my stepgrandpa, my aunt, her hubby all just gathered in a huge circle, danced and cried
My stepfather passed on 9-7-01. Two day before what happened on 9-11-01. This song came on. I had to pull over. Because every part of this song was what my stepfather did for me and with me. My daughter was only two. She never go the chance to meet him. She is about to turn 25 in the next day. And going to get married 7-!-23. He would have loved to be there for her. In away he will be
My stepfather was the greatest man i have ever known. he died of alzhiemers 6 yrs ago. i love him and think of him everyday. i miss you Lee, thank you for being a real father to me and my brother. I know you are in heaven, and i wish i could be more like you.
that was me my step dad was with my mom before I was even a year old and raised me and my brother sadly he passed away in 2007 a week after my 27th birthday and was still married to my mom
Does your dad see you on these videos? Man keep in touch with him and make sure he knows you love he and how much he means to you!!!.lm glad that I did that for my Dad because I lost him a few years ago. Good video thanks.
my dad adopted my siblings and i when i was a year old. i could never thank him enough for all he did for all of us. I met my biological father a few years ago, and it was great getting to know him before he passed, but he could never be my dad the way my dad was for me. thank you papo we all appreciate the hell out of you.
This song truly hits home with me…. when I was 4 my daddy met this woman who was a divorced mother of 3 children. They married and we became a family of 6. Today my sisters will tell you how much my daddy did for them. My brother who passed in 2010 from Covid would tell you how grateful he was for my daddy and what he did for him. My stepdad was a great man also. Kudos to all the guys who steps up and becomes the dad in a child’s life.
This is such a great song and Brad Paisley has plenty. My favorites of his are Part Two, Then, Remind Me (with Carrie Underwood), He Didn’t Have To Be, Letter To Me, Ticks, I Wish You’d Stay, Who Needs Pictures, I’ve Been Better, Holdin’ On To You, Alcohol, Celebrity, I'm Still a Guy, and Water.
I know how this song touches all of us! I just want to recognize one additional thing. Even though the "dad" had done all these things for the mom and the stepson, he still didn't appear (in the video) to be interjecting himself into the family moments he loved at the end of the video. He was standing in the background and watching. It was enough for him to witness the love and satisfaction from across the room. I had 4 children when my husband of 42 years met me and this is his story.
I’ve been anxious for you to do this one. Such a beautiful song. I just love everything Brad Paisley! Trivia for anyone who didn’t notice…The part of the step father is played by Lee Majors (The Six Million Dollar Man)
i always think of my husband when this song plays. He was a dad he didn't have to be. Took time but it's been nearly 30 yrs now, esp as grown ups they can really see how priceless this was.
I had a great step-dad this was my step-dads and my song I'm a girl but it means alot to me my step-dad passed away a couple years ago and still miss him every day
Listen to "That's my job" by Conway Twitty, will make you hug your kids a little tighter and call your dad. My dad passed from covid 2 years ago and it's the song that hits me and make me wish I could call him still.
My husband got 2 sons, they were 4 and 14 when we married. They called him dad the day we got engaged. They called their bio father daddy, but he didn't want to be a part of their lives, and they just call him by name now. But "Dad" is still there for them!
Early Brad!! Soooo good! This time in country was great. I got hooked on country and largely because of Brad and his awesome sad songs and his fun quirky ones!! Great storytelling.
This one hit hard, my stepdad came unto my life when I was 10, don't know how we would of made it through without him, lost him about a year after I got married, heres something some will believe and some won't, the night he passed in his sleep he came to me at around 3am , I was fully awake, he told me he loved me, he said other things that I couldn't make out, then he stepped to the right about the time my wife woke up from hearing me talking to him, we both got to see him step into what I can only describe as a portal, then it looked like it zipped up and he was gone. RIP old man , love and miss ya
I was 10 years old when my mom married my step-father. I remember clearly he said, “The only steps we have in this family are the ones leading to the bedrooms.” From that point on, he was my dad. When this song came out, I had just finished driving my kids to school (we lived in Minnesota and it was one of the super cold days) and I had to pull over because I was crying so hard after hearing the first verse! That night, I asked my husband if we could use that song to create a video for my dad of him with me and our kids (his grandkids - no steps in our family!) and send it to him for Father’s Day. It took us several months (which is good because it was ready in time for Father’s Day) to create, but we sent it to him. I think that’s the only time I ever saw him cry. His own kids forgot him on Father’s Day, but I remembered him. I lost him in 2016 (cancer sucks!!) and to this day, I still say that he’s my dad and my kids’ grandpa. I love you, Dad, and miss you every day!!
I am a single mom to a 7 yr old girl. She recently was picked on for not having a mom and dad. It broke my heart the night she told me and after she went to bed I cried in the shower for a long time. I hope to find someone who loves the both of us
My grandkids have two amazing Dads- one who is hands on & available day to day & the other who is setting an example & leading as a member of the US Navy… I am proud & appreciative of them both… how lucky am I? Lol
This was me and my dad. I was 1 year old when he married my mom, and there were 3 of us. My biological father and mom divorced, and she married my dad, and he adopted me and my older brother and sister, and we have his last name. We were never treated as stepchildren even after he and mom and two more kids. I did reconcile with my biological dad in my 30's, I met him once before he passed away, but between him and my dad I have 13 brothers and sisters, and we all are friends...I'm now 61....
I wanna shout out to the rooftops my grandpa, Who stepped up at 22 with my grandma and two year old mom, my mom, who raised my two half brothers exactly like her own, and my brother in law, who treats my sisters oldest son just like the two they biologically share. They all freakin rock
This song is beautiful yet sad and yet beautiful again for me,when I first got married,my husband had a "step dad",and he loved this song cause it made him think of him ,this guy who helped raise him but then when I had our babies, he was there but wasn't till he just wasn't but when they were 6, I went on a friend date with a coworker and ,we haven't looked back ,my forever love is their forever dad,the man who stepped in and stepped up
My papa was this for my dad. We lost him recently and this is the first time listening to this song since he passed and I am not holding it together. Something missing
My wife and I married 28 years ago. Along with her 2 boys and 1 girl our family has been the best part of my life and I wouldn't change anything. Perhaps I didn't have to be a dad, but I sure am glad I found my wife and her 3 beautiful kids I now call my own.❤
Yes! Call, as often as you can. My mother had gotten to the point she could not hear, especially on the phone. COVID kept us apart too long but last year we made the 1200 mile trip to be there with her for nearly 2 weeks and celebrated her 95th birthday. She died a few days after we left. Yesterday would have been her 96th birthday! So call, often!
I am so glad you watched this my dad adopted me he was my grandfather and I need a surgery thst was really expensive and his insurance woukd cover it but I had to be his child he didn't have to adopt me but he did today has even four years since he passed and I miss him more every day.
I saw a documentary about Brad Paisley when he first got big. Here’s the story of this song. Brad had recorded an album but the studio wasn’t releasing it because sales were slow across the industry and the timing didn’t work for them. He was pretty frustrated but went back to doing what he does. There were two or three other guys who he wrote songs with routinely and while they were together, one of them mentioned that he was about to become a stepdad. They got to talking about the responsibilities he was taking on and this song was the result. Fanfair is an annual event in Nashville where artists signed to labels perform and interact with fans. He performed this song at Fanfair and the label noticed the crowd reaction and quickly added the song to the album he had already produced. I saw the doc on cable but I don’t remember the channel. He was interviewed extensively and talked about how much bigger the album was and how what he took as a failure launched his career. I may be fuzzy on the details so please feel free to fact check. ETA: all that to say he writes with the same people so it would sound similar.
This gets me everytime ... as a lip reader, I love the part where the stepdad tells Brad 'I'm proud of you' when they're standing at the nursery window.
This is exactly what happened 2 my daughter & I ❤ I had all but given up on finding true love because the few guys that I dated as a songle mom seemed 2 not want her around. Until I met my now hubby ❤ He never asked me 2 do anything without asking for my daughter 2 join...& she was only 2 at the time... so every time we did anything...it was something he knew she would enjoy... usually the park ❤ Now...we have 2 more kids together & never once has he ever treated my daughter any different than when we first started talking ❤ He has both our hearts ❤❤
I have been doubly blessed having a fantastic father and ever devoted step-dad. My parents divorced when I was 4 and shortly after that my mom started dating the man who would become my step-dad. Now it's been 45 years, my dad has been gone for 20 years and my mom for 4 years. My step-dad never had kids of his own so my sister and I were his only kids. This last summer I was honored and blessed to be his best man when he married his new wife and I can't think of anyone who deserves happiness more. This song has deeply resonated with me for years due to my relationship with him.
Call your dad. I wish I could talk to my dad, he went home 3 years ago and even though I know I will see him again, my heart still breaks alittle every day 😢
I never met my real dad. I met my stepdad 31 years ago and he treated me like his own. Dave you been gone from earth since October and I cry every time this song plays. By law you were stepdad but you were daddy in my heart. Love you
I was adopted in 1951. My mother drove three and a half hours to pick me up. I was at the Salvation Army in San Antonio Tx. I was told she walked in to pick me up, and I was mad at the the whole world. I was evidently wet, and not happy about it.She held out her arms, and I happily left with this strange new person. She drove me home, and placed me in a homemade playpen that she had made. About two hours later, the man who was to be my father, hero, and teacher walked in. She said he stopped, looked at me and smiled. And I looked at him and smiled back. It was love at first sight, and forever. He became the dad he didn't have to be.
30 years ago my husband gave my daughter and I a ring and a promise of forever.
Blessings to all the stepfathers, adoptive fathers and foster fathers out there! You didn’t have to be, but your heart was where it needed to be.
Most of not all
This is the story of me and my dad. I had this song played at my dad’s funeral. Cuz he didn’t have to be. He adopted my sister and I. RIP DADDY!!! I LOVE YOU!!!❤ I MISS YOU!!!!
That is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
Well, I wasn’t expecting to cry reading a comment, but here I am😢. Sweetest thing I’ve seen in a comment section on RUclips. And I’m sorry for your loss, daughters losing their daddies is rough. I lost mine when I was 21, he was only 40
@@lifeofduran thank you!
@@jen7916 I’m sorry for your loss as well! Yes it’s so hard!!! I was holding his hand when he passed. Then I ran and hid in a corner and bawled like a baby!!
Beautiful ❤
I used to play this song for my daddy every year on Father's Day. I met him when I was 5, and he raised me and my brother. He was the best dad. ❤
Someone once put it "A stepfather/stepmother is someone who stepped up when they didn't have to."
I like that!!!
My daughter's father walked away when she was 18 months old. I met my husband when she was three. Six months later, she started calling him daddy, we married. At age 5, he adopted her. She is now 44. He passed away 10 years ago
I can’t imagine how hard that would be. Such a blessing to have a good man come into your lives!
This always makes me tear up. I married my husband when my son was nine. My son's father was not a constant in his life, and my husband wound up being Dad to him. My husband and I just celebrated twenty-one years of marriage, and my husband is still always there for my son, and my son knows he can always go to him when needed. Love, love, love this song.
As a single man, this is the song which gives me lots of love for single mothers with children who need a father. It’s just sad that most avoid them just because they’re not theirs biologically and it’s “not good for men to be stepfathers”. I simply and strongly believe that, if you’re a real man, you genuinely care for all children without fathers and want to provide them with protection and be a good role model.
I had 2 kids when I started dating my husband who has no kids. His friend, who was divorced with 2 kids himself told him he shouldn't date me because I had too much baggage. I was shocked but learned there's a lot of divorced fathers who view single moms as too much baggage, as if they themselves don't have any. And the funny part is I had far less baggage than that single dad. My kids have different dads but neither were really in the picture and always respectful of my husband's place whereas his friend had an ex wife who was constantly ruining relationships and 2 kids who would push away any one their parents dated because they wanted them back together.
@@juliejenkins8897 indeed, it’s a sad reality when people value others opinions more instead of forming their own values, beliefs and opinions. I’m happy for you that you found a man willing to be your husband and the father of your children.
I was blessed to have known my wonderful stepfather for 50 years before we lost him. I miss him so very much, he was dad.
I would give anything for just one more day with him.
Great Reaction Video......
This is based on the Co-Writer's Life.......
Brad has sooo many Great Songs that range from Emotional to Belly Laughing......
Came to say this ❤ this song makes me cry every time
I was unable to have any biological children.
Adopted my son at 35 and my wife had 3 of her own.
Now I’ve got an 8 year old granddaughter that is awesome.
I’m not a great dad but I’ve done everything I could for them all.
This song gets me but I feel guilty about feeling that way.
When I was 7 years old, my mom started dating a man with four kids. He had one still living at home. They got married a couple months after I turned 9. I'm 46 now, and Pops is 82. My dad always said he was so grateful that my mom married Pops because he was such a good man. Dad died when he was 49. Pops is still with is, but he has Alzheimer's. I was blessed to have both of my dads in my life. My mom and stepmom got along as well. It's rare, but it happens.
This song!!!!! I was a single mother of 7 kids when he married me. They didn’t have an active father til then. He stepped in and was the best man and father to our 9 children we have together. He deserves everything! This song gets me every time! Love to all you incredible men out there who love and care for these beautiful children who all deserve a dad who loves them and their moms!
My mom was also a single mother of seven, then she met my dad, they got married and had me. Dad loved all the children as much as he loved me and raised us all the same, no partiality was ever shown between my brothers and sisters and me. Dad used to say that the only steps in our house are the ones that go upstairs. Mom and dad worked hard for us all and there was a lot of love in our home. They are both gone now and I as well as my brothers and sisters miss them so much.
I finally got a stepdad in my 30s and he passed away in my 40s. In his obituary, which he wrote, I was listed as his only child. I have 7 siblings. His was my dad and will always be. He came from nothing but in my heart he was worthy of a ticket to heaven. Love you Pops !
My dad (stepdad) and I danced to this at my first wedding. My parents have been together for 40 years this year. My mom had two children when they met at 21 and he accepted my brother and I like we were both his.
My dad was my stepdad and I always called him dad. I met him when I was in 4th grade. He has since passed but he was always my dad. I love this song!
When this song was first released, it mirrored my life. I sent a copy to my step dad and thanked him for always being there even though he didn't have to be.
Except for the fact that this is written from a male perspective, this song feels like it was written about my life. I have a bio father (who I never really knew) and I have a daddy. My daddy came into my life when I was five, even taking me on his and my mom's first date (just like the song). I've learned a lot about love from others but more than anyone, from him. I can still remember where I was when I first heard this song.
My dad passed 21 years ago and it still seems like yesterday. I was such a daddy's girl and we had a tight bond. Talk to your dad as much as you can. I would do anything just to see my dad one more time. I could not have asked for a better dad.
Beautiful song. We could solve much of the worlds ills if every kid had a dad like this, blood or not.
Dads are so important and so special!
This song is for my dad&me as well it was played at my wedding&he walked me down the aisle!Thank you David for being the best dad to me&Jacob(my brother)
I was so blessed to have my dad become my daddy when I was just 2 yrs old. I lost him when he was 44 and not a single day goes by that I don't miss him. I have also lost my mom and I can't stress enough to people that if they are blessed enough to have their parents (and they are able) to please let them know that they are loved and if possible record their voice and take video and pictures because there will come a day when you will wish you had those.
I had the most wonderful stepfather, I play this on his birthday, father's day, and the anniversary of his passing and it always brings me to tears ❤️ bless all the great stepfathers who took on a huge responsibility
I love me some Brad Paisley 🥰🎶This song it’s so amazing !
I’m adopted so it hits my soul deeply ❤️🩹🙏🏽
I miss my dad 😢
Thanks for picking me I’ll always be your little girl 💜 RIP dad 💙🎶music is life 🎶
helps heal the soul 🎶 peace sebs ✌🏽
This song is my husband. We started dating when I was 18 with a 3 month old. Still married. My son is 24 he adopted him at 3 after we married. Now my son is being the dad he didn't have to be. He started dating his girlfriend when her son was 8 months and hes almost 4. It's amazing to watch it all come full circle. WE MUST RAISE GOOD MEN!!!!!!!!
Brad sure knows how to make me cry.. dang.. I have a Step son that was 3 when my x wife and i met, i loved, and still love that kid, he's 28 now and he still calls me dad. Its the greatest gift. I love him to death.
This song always makes me cry. My brother took on 4 kids that he didn't have to. He passed away Dec. 6th this yr. he loved those kids as if they were his own. My Mom had a step dad that raised her she loved him more than he bio dad. because he was never there for her.
This is the song/story of my life. The dad I was raised by wasn’t my birth father but took the role on before I was even born after the other one took off. He didn’t have to step up and do that but I am so thankful that he did and for everything I learned from him. Since life comes full circle many times I wound up doing the same thing. Met my wife when she already had 3 kids and tried my best to raise them the best i can and also have 2 together.
Bless you and Thankyou ❤
Thank you for the lovely reaction! This song always brings me sweet memories of my late husband. When I fled an abusive husband and hid with 3 babies, I figured I would always be alone, I didn't even try to find someone, but an amazing single dad came into my life and we merged 2 single parent homes into one, he was wonderful. I felt SO blessed.
My stepfather came into my life when I was a toddler, and my parents married when I was 5. He was in my life as long as I could remember. It wasn’t until I was older that I appreciated all the love, stability, and support he brought to our lives. He left us due to Parkinson’s a few years back and this song always reminds me of what a good, decent father he was when he didn’t have to be ❤
This song hits me so hard personally. My Mom met my Dad when I was 6 and this song puts beautifully into words how I feel about him. I'm actually crying as I write this
As a country fan of this kind of music, I've always felt very protective over it since country, especially because of modern country, gets overshadowed by the stereotypes that people think of. So it's very refreshing to see a self-proclaimed former country hater (lol) watch and listen and appreciate the art and storytelling that is country music.
This is soo beautiful ❤️ThankU for playing this..Brad Paisley your amazing
I had 4 stepfathers. My father was far away. Somehow, I on my own gained a Pappy. After Korea and Vietnam. This man stepped up. When I got out of the service, He was the only one who would face me. He saw me at my worst and never showed an ounce of fear. It was the worst time in my life. He never judged me for it. It was his gentle guidance that brought me back to life. He pasted away years ago. I hate to think where I'd be today If one ole man/soldier hadn't bought me a cup of coffee. I love and miss him every day.
Late commenting but so happy you reacted to this song. This is mine and my daughter’s story. I met my husband of 24 yrs and 5 months when my daughter was 13 months old. She is now 26 and he’s the only dad she’s ever known bc her bio father didn’t want to be part of her life. My daughter and I thank God daily for bringing him into our lives!
This song shows that being a father does not mean you have to be blood relatives. I've known many men that have contributed to the genetic makeup of a child, but have absolutely no ability to be a father. It sometimes takes someone else to step into a child's life to actually be the parent
I lost the man I called my dad 1 year ago this month. He was the dad he didn't have to be. I will always love and miss him😢
My mom married the man I called “Dad” when I was three. This song always gets to me because it was exactly what happened to my mom & me. My dad & that side of my family taught me that there is more to family than blood. My dad passed away three years ago now at only 64. This video made me cry from sadness & joy.
I think you’ll find a lot of country lyrics are that way not just brads!
I have shed many tears over this song. I was less than a year old when my daddy started dating my mom. He adopted me when they got married and at 31 I’m still the biggest daddy’s girl.
I met my step daughter when she was 17 she is now 27 her high school graduation was and is my proudest moment my love for her runs deeper than if she was my own
My father-in-law is my husbands step-dad but he came into hubby's life in grade school and has been there through everything. He is DAD, even to me. My hubby is youngest of six, 3 step and 3 bio but Bob is DAD to all, even us in-laws. There are plenty of wonderful men and women who take the child with the parent and not even think twice about it. Love you all!
This was the first ever song I ever heard by Brad Paisley. It made me tear up then, and it still makes me tear up now. He is such an amazing artist and gifted storyteller. It's hard not to love his work ❤
My dad met my mom shortly after she had me. She was a single mom back in the 60's when this was a much bigger social scandal than it is today. We both won the lottery with this man. He married my mama, and then adopted me. Two days after the adoption papers were finalized, my dad died from a freak heart attack in his early 40's. I suspect it was probably more to do with an arrhythmia, and if it had happened a few years later he probably could have been fitted with a pacemaker. Mom never remarried, she didn't even date a guy until I was very nearly a grown a man myself. While we didn't have a long time to be together, I'm thankful to God for my Dad and his courage to step up and be a man and the example I would need for the rest of my life.
I have a different father than my 3 older siblings. I came late. My dad took in 3 young kids,loved him as his own, took them places, did things with them, taught them to swim. When my oldest brother got married he dedicated this song to him and danced with him. My dad cried his eyes out like sobbing. Unfortunately he passed three months before my sister got married. She played this song for him for the father daughter dance. My brothers, my mom, my grandma, my stepgrandpa, my aunt, her hubby all just gathered in a huge circle, danced and cried
My stepfather passed on 9-7-01. Two day before what happened on 9-11-01. This song came on. I had to pull over. Because every part of this song was what my stepfather did for me and with me. My daughter was only two. She never go the chance to meet him. She is about to turn 25 in the next day. And going to get married 7-!-23. He would have loved to be there for her. In away he will be
My stepfather was the greatest man i have ever known. he died of alzhiemers 6 yrs ago. i love him and think of him everyday. i miss you Lee, thank you for being a real father to me and my brother. I know you are in heaven, and i wish i could be more like you.
that was me my step dad was with my mom before I was even a year old and raised me and my brother sadly he passed away in 2007 a week after my 27th birthday and was still married to my mom
Does your dad see you on these videos? Man keep in touch with him and make sure he knows you love he and how much he means to you!!!.lm glad that I did that for my Dad because I lost him a few years ago. Good video thanks.
my dad adopted my siblings and i when i was a year old. i could never thank him enough for all he did for all of us. I met my biological father a few years ago, and it was great getting to know him before he passed, but he could never be my dad the way my dad was for me. thank you papo we all appreciate the hell out of you.
When my son married his wife, she had a daughter. He treats that sweet girl like his own. One proud mama here.
I met the man I call my dad when I was 3. He didn't have to love me, he chose to. Unfortunately, I lost him to cancer in 2005, he was only 56.
This song truly hits home with me…. when I was 4 my daddy met this woman who was a divorced mother of 3 children. They married and we became a family of 6. Today my sisters will tell you how much my daddy did for them. My brother who passed in 2010 from Covid would tell you how grateful he was for my daddy and what he did for him. My stepdad was a great man also. Kudos to all the guys who steps up and becomes the dad in a child’s life.
This is such a great song and Brad Paisley has plenty. My favorites of his are Part Two, Then, Remind Me (with Carrie Underwood), He Didn’t Have To Be, Letter To Me, Ticks, I Wish You’d Stay, Who Needs Pictures, I’ve Been Better, Holdin’ On To You, Alcohol, Celebrity, I'm Still a Guy, and Water.
My husband of almost 47 years married me and three children. Then we had one together. We both have four children. No distinction.
I know how this song touches all of us! I just want to recognize one additional thing. Even though the "dad" had done all these things for the mom and the stepson, he still didn't appear (in the video) to be interjecting himself into the family moments he loved at the end of the video. He was standing in the background and watching. It was enough for him to witness the love and satisfaction from across the room. I had 4 children when my husband of 42 years met me and this is his story.
I’ve been anxious for you to do this one. Such a beautiful song. I just love everything Brad Paisley!
Trivia for anyone who didn’t notice…The part of the step father is played by Lee Majors (The Six Million Dollar Man)
i always think of my husband when this song plays. He was a dad he didn't have to be. Took time but it's been nearly 30 yrs now, esp as grown ups they can really see how priceless this was.
I had a great step-dad this was my step-dads and my song I'm a girl but it means alot to me my step-dad passed away a couple years ago and still miss him every day
That's awesome that you can get closer to your dad and family from something as simple as the power of music.
Tomorrow is Fathers day. This song goes out to all those dads that didn't have to be.
Listen to "That's my job" by Conway Twitty, will make you hug your kids a little tighter and call your dad. My dad passed from covid 2 years ago and it's the song that hits me and make me wish I could call him still.
Not His Child and Dad by Skip Ewing, Song For Dad by Keith Urban.
My husband got 2 sons, they were 4 and 14 when we married. They called him dad the day we got engaged. They called their bio father daddy, but he didn't want to be a part of their lives, and they just call him by name now. But "Dad" is still there for them!
Early Brad!! Soooo good! This time in country was great. I got hooked on country and largely because of Brad and his awesome sad songs and his fun quirky ones!! Great storytelling.
This one hit hard, my stepdad came unto my life when I was 10, don't know how we would of made it through without him, lost him about a year after I got married, heres something some will believe and some won't, the night he passed in his sleep he came to me at around 3am , I was fully awake, he told me he loved me, he said other things that I couldn't make out, then he stepped to the right about the time my wife woke up from hearing me talking to him, we both got to see him step into what I can only describe as a portal, then it looked like it zipped up and he was gone. RIP old man , love and miss ya
That's my stepdad..... we played this at my stepdads funeral......Glen Anderson you were the dad u didn't have to be!
Its my story, I raised my Son since he was 3 months, he will will be 30 in 08/01/2023, this is song he dedicates to me.
Absolutely love Brad Paisley! Such a talented guy all around!
I was 10 years old when my mom married my step-father. I remember clearly he said, “The only steps we have in this family are the ones leading to the bedrooms.” From that point on, he was my dad. When this song came out, I had just finished driving my kids to school (we lived in Minnesota and it was one of the super cold days) and I had to pull over because I was crying so hard after hearing the first verse! That night, I asked my husband if we could use that song to create a video for my dad of him with me and our kids (his grandkids - no steps in our family!) and send it to him for Father’s Day. It took us several months (which is good because it was ready in time for Father’s Day) to create, but we sent it to him. I think that’s the only time I ever saw him cry. His own kids forgot him on Father’s Day, but I remembered him. I lost him in 2016 (cancer sucks!!) and to this day, I still say that he’s my dad and my kids’ grandpa. I love you, Dad, and miss you every day!!
Brad is such a talented guy! Another great song/video of his is When I get Where I'm Going. He does a great job of delivering funny and also emotional
I am a single mom to a 7 yr old girl. She recently was picked on for not having a mom and dad. It broke my heart the night she told me and after she went to bed I cried in the shower for a long time. I hope to find someone who loves the both of us
Heartfelt and genuine
This is why is you should love country music.
My grandkids have two amazing Dads- one who is hands on & available day to day & the other who is setting an example & leading as a member of the US Navy…
I am proud & appreciative of them both… how lucky am I? Lol
This was me and my dad. I was 1 year old when he married my mom, and there were 3 of us. My biological father and mom divorced, and she married my dad, and he adopted me and my older brother and sister, and we have his last name. We were never treated as stepchildren even after he and mom and two more kids. I did reconcile with my biological dad in my 30's, I met him once before he passed away, but between him and my dad I have 13 brothers and sisters, and we all are friends...I'm now 61....
I wanna shout out to the rooftops my grandpa, Who stepped up at 22 with my grandma and two year old mom, my mom, who raised my two half brothers exactly like her own, and my brother in law, who treats my sisters oldest son just like the two they biologically share. They all freakin rock
Man some of these songs take me waaay back
This song is beautiful yet sad and yet beautiful again for me,when I first got married,my husband had a "step dad",and he loved this song cause it made him think of him ,this guy who helped raise him but then when I had our babies, he was there but wasn't till he just wasn't but when they were 6, I went on a friend date with a coworker and ,we haven't looked back ,my forever love is their forever dad,the man who stepped in and stepped up
My papa was this for my dad. We lost him recently and this is the first time listening to this song since he passed and I am not holding it together. Something missing
One of my favorites by him. I'm gonna miss her and When I get where I'm going featuring Dolly Parton are 2 more great songs and videos by him
Appreciate the heartfelt reactions man!
My husband and I got married 28 years ago. I was a single mom with 12, 14 & 16 year old boys.
They all call him dad. ❤❤
My wife and I married 28 years ago. Along with her 2 boys and 1 girl our family has been the best part of my life and I wouldn't change anything. Perhaps I didn't have to be a dad, but I sure am glad I found my wife and her 3 beautiful kids I now call my own.❤
Yes! Call, as often as you can. My mother had gotten to the point she could not hear, especially on the phone. COVID kept us apart too long but last year we made the 1200 mile trip to be there with her for nearly 2 weeks and celebrated her 95th birthday. She died a few days after we left. Yesterday would have been her 96th birthday! So call, often!
I was so blessed to have a wonderful Dad who adopted me when I was 3 years old. My Mom was a single parent until then.
I am so glad you watched this my dad adopted me he was my grandfather and I need a surgery thst was really expensive and his insurance woukd cover it but I had to be his child he didn't have to adopt me but he did today has even four years since he passed and I miss him more every day.
Brad is such an amazing person and artist. And an even better guitar player
❤I love how Brad sings a song, that is meaningful and heartfelt. Like hes singing right to your soul.
Proud bonus dad to a beautiful little girl. This song and Elvie Shane-My Girl are special for sure
I played this song from my stepdad shortly after it came out. And even though he died 12 years ago I still posted to my social media on Father's Day.
I saw a documentary about Brad Paisley when he first got big. Here’s the story of this song.
Brad had recorded an album but the studio wasn’t releasing it because sales were slow across the industry and the timing didn’t work for them. He was pretty frustrated but went back to doing what he does.
There were two or three other guys who he wrote songs with routinely and while they were together, one of them mentioned that he was about to become a stepdad. They got to talking about the responsibilities he was taking on and this song was the result.
Fanfair is an annual event in Nashville where artists signed to labels perform and interact with fans. He performed this song at Fanfair and the label noticed the crowd reaction and quickly added the song to the album he had already produced.
I saw the doc on cable but I don’t remember the channel. He was interviewed extensively and talked about how much bigger the album was and how what he took as a failure launched his career. I may be fuzzy on the details so please feel free to fact check.
ETA: all that to say he writes with the same people so it would sound similar.
This gets me everytime ... as a lip reader, I love the part where the stepdad tells Brad 'I'm proud of you' when they're standing at the nursery window.
This is exactly what happened 2 my daughter & I ❤ I had all but given up on finding true love because the few guys that I dated as a songle mom seemed 2 not want her around. Until I met my now hubby ❤ He never asked me 2 do anything without asking for my daughter 2 join...& she was only 2 at the time... so every time we did anything...it was something he knew she would enjoy... usually the park ❤ Now...we have 2 more kids together & never once has he ever treated my daughter any different than when we first started talking ❤ He has both our hearts ❤❤
I have been doubly blessed having a fantastic father and ever devoted step-dad. My parents divorced when I was 4 and shortly after that my mom started dating the man who would become my step-dad. Now it's been 45 years, my dad has been gone for 20 years and my mom for 4 years. My step-dad never had kids of his own so my sister and I were his only kids. This last summer I was honored and blessed to be his best man when he married his new wife and I can't think of anyone who deserves happiness more. This song has deeply resonated with me for years due to my relationship with him.
I really enjoy the genuine feelings you have when you listen to these touching songs. You have such a kind heart/spirit❤️❤️
Speaking as the son to a Stepfather and a Stepfather myself, this hits hard.
Beautiful beautiful song. ❤
Call your dad. I wish I could talk to my dad, he went home 3 years ago and even though I know I will see him again, my heart still breaks alittle every day 😢
Never had a family until I made my own. This song gets me every time
At about 3, I was blessed with the man who would be my Dad. Great man
I never met my real dad. I met my stepdad 31 years ago and he treated me like his own. Dave you been gone from earth since October and I cry every time this song plays. By law you were stepdad but you were daddy in my heart. Love you
i was just thinking yesterday that i would love to hear you react to this! yay!
COLTER rocks!!