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 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   And 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      He said "I do", and then she did too   And she walked back down the aisle holding hands   With the best man      Dad, you're still the best man