The Best Man

My mama got married to someone I barely knew
 They had me and then they had my sister too
 I was too young to understand why he left
 But how it broke 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 I had ever had
 He taught me how to drive a nail and how to build a go-cart
 And how to love a women 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
 (SOLO)
 He said I do, and then she did too
 And she walked back down the aisle holding hands
 With the best man