My mama got married to someone I barely knew They had me then they had my sister too I was too young to understand why he left But how it broke my Mama's heart, I'll never forget It was three years before she met somebody new And though I didn't have much to compare him to
He was the best man, my mama ever loved Not the kind that walks away, but the kind that don't give up Devoted and true, someone to look up to Even a boy of eight could understand He was the best man
He called me his son and I called him my dad He was the like no friend that I had ever had He taught me how to drive a nail and build a go-cart And how to love a woman with all of my heart One night we watched him get down on one knee And ask mama to be his wife, then he asked me
To be the best man, and I stood by his side As he lifted the veil of that beautiful bride He said I do, then she did too And she walked back down the aisle holding hands With the best man
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He said I do, and then she did too And she walked back down the aisle holding hands With the best man