Carrie Underwood's song "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted" is a heartfelt tribute to the joy and fulfillment she found in becoming a mother. The lyrics describe how she never imagined herself getting married and having a child, but when those things happened, she realized they were what she had always wanted. The song starts by expressing how she never thought about getting married ("Never was the kind to think about dressing in white") and didn't believe in fairy-tale love ("Wasn't waiting on a prince to come riding into my life"). She thought she was content being single until someone came along and changed her perspective ("Thought I was happy on my own, 'Til you came and proved me wrong"). Then, the song shifts to her experience of becoming a mother. She shares that she never pictured herself as a mom, singing lullabies and taking care of a child ("Never pictured myself singing lullabies, Sittin' in a rocking chair in the middle of the night"). However, she finds it to be an incredibly fulfilling and beautiful experience ("You're stealing every bit of my heart with your daddy's eyes, What a sweet surprise"). The chorus reflects on how she found something she never knew was missing in her life. She realizes that she had a hole or emptiness in her soul, and it was filled by the love of her child ("I finally
