He Didn't Have to Be : For the Man Who's the Dad... .

Contains the words to the song about stepfathers, He Didn't Have to Be,Ó which was written by country music stars Brad Paisley & Kelley Lovelace. In his intro. Brad talks about when he had some free time when he was able to spend a great deal of time with friend & co-writer Kelley Lovelace & his new family. Kelley married Karen, who had a young son, McCain, from a previous marriage. One night after Karen & McCain went to bed, Brad & Kelley wrote about the relationship that had developed between McCain & Kelley. Brad states that this will always be his favorite song he's ever written, & that it has touched listeners across the country. Includes a CD with the 2 stars singing the song. Full-color photos.Paisley, Brad is the author of 'He Didn't Have to Be : For the Man Who's the Dad... .', published 2006 under ISBN 9780756799335 and ISBN 0756799333.