did tell you it was coming; the celebration of fathers. I am not going to make this a controversial entry because there was no controversy surrounding fatherhood for me. Sperm-donor is a label heard ever so being used to refer to fathers, stemming from their absence in their child/children's life. It is quite appalling the number of fatherless homes that exist today. With this in mind, it gives us an even greater reason to celebrate those who are still here and those who left us in body but are still with us in spirit. They can teach those that left or were just never there, how to be a father. By My Son, until dat day when our meet again....guidance and protection Reach out to all the lost long souls my father was a rasta man pan di battlefield, ino Selassie I yu son di I Sadness yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone is sadness I remember day goes by it was gladness Now is sadness yu gone, sadness from yu gone from yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone daddy is I remember day by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone Remember when we use to together Sit and chat about and run joke together though you were my father We stick together as a friend or as a bredda, yeah But now yu gone, Jah Jah It hurts me deep inside Jah Jah Jah Jah know, only Jah Jah Omega what am going through Sadness from yu gone Jah is sadness Sadness from yu gone is sadness I day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone from yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness I remember day by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu
Mi think so hard and di weed fi tek di pain out If mi neva mi wudda try fi blow mi brain out All dem evil work weh dem a wid a go fade out Non a dem pass tru zion gate use to tell mi rasta a di order Rasta bun dem bridges bun dem dutty border All weh dem a wid man a lef dem to di Faada A righteous rasta man dem Sadness from yu gone is sadness Sadness yu gone Jah know is sadness Man remember day goes by when it was Now is sadness from yu gone, from yu gone from yu gone, sadness I & I man a go on Di gangsta a hold strong God God knows, hey Sadness yu gone Jah live, Jah live, Jah live Jah Jah live, jah live, yeah, from yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness yu gone daddy is sadness I remember day by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone daddy is I day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu 1 Memba when we use to together Sit and about life and run joke together I & I man, things have around But, mi deh yah way from yu gone, sadness Jah know a adness yu gone, sadness Man kyaah when there were gladness Now is sadness yu gone daddy sadness from yu gone Sadness yu gone jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone is sadness Sadness from yu gone Jah is sadness I day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, from yu gone I
(Song to end) Some of the most lasting memories of my time on this earth stemmed from the relationship that I had with my father. There were good and bad moments but at the end of it all, there was always a lesson to be learnt. Whether these lessons were directly or were learnt from the mere presence of the experience, I cherish and hold every minute dear to my heart. Who I am today has largely been contributed to by the moments I shared with my father. One of the things that I have realized from my experience and from those of others is that men who grew up without the presence of a father, when given the opportunity, become great fathers. There are some men who think that if they cannot provide their child with material things then they cannot make any other contributions so it makes sense for them to leave. The reality of life is, a father being able to provide materially for a child is nowhere near half of the requirements of being a father, the major elements that are needed cannot be bought or even seen. Daddy Yu Gone By Seh so To all you dads out there, ino Even though more some a deadbeat ino A ino Hey dad, this one is out to you (reaching out to you) Yu neva no donor Daddy from yu mi know mi did a go struggle Mi seh mi did a go struggle My life on a no bed a rose from yu gone I no wear no propa clothes Daddy from yu mi know mi did a go struggle Mi seh mi did a go struggle My life on a no bed a rose So pan yu I a lef a bunch a rose Good Daddy is like you get a double Yu out too soon yu neva get fi lef a will Mi sistas haffi hustle hooka sopm (hustle, hustle, hard fi di dollar bill) Daddy big morning I no eat no breakfast squall tek ova mi mouth like lip gloss Mi drop out from a first class scholar student straight back to B (seh so) And now mi haffi pan (d)I kyaar dem a pass Tru mi look so shabby dem a up dem glass Ski mask robbing iina mi thoughts But yu seh di road mi fi walk So Flava Squad and mi get a bad riddim Spit pan di track, lef a one wid him Our father, I'll be giving but a miss yu still Daddy from yu gone mi know mi did a go Mi know seh mi did a go My life on a no bed a rose from yu gone I no wear no propa clothes Daddy yu gone mi know mi did a go struggle Mi know seh mi did a go My life on earth a no bed a So pan yu I a lef a bunch a rose Ef mi fi seh certain tings dad yu turn and twist yu grave Family shame weh treat I like slave A no seh dat I no brave but di High mek mi behave So mi seh music yu mi, music yu save When time di dem a try enslave mi A try kill mi talent weh di Most gave mi A just mi skill mek dem no grave mi Dad a yu were around to see ma three sons grow Wah mek dat hurt most, dem look you Mama seh mi focus just like you Mi stay from mi cap to mi shoe So daddy rest in peace, seh a likkle fi mi from above Mi deh yah pan di gully side a said a Mov More di pressure hit mi mi link di gaza thug But mi neva a slug from yu gone mi know mi did a go struggle Mi seh mi did a go struggle My on earth a no bed a rose Kaaz from yu gone I no wear no clothes Daddy from yu gone mi mi did a go struggle Mi know seh mi did a go My life on earth a no bed a So pan yu tomb I a lef a bunch a So mi a seh Sandra, Be, Collin, Maxine, Kerry-Ann, Khago, Ava Doh worr, unu just tek care a unu madda, hear Memba seh love unu, hear (laugh) Mi know mi did a go Mi seh mi did a go struggle My life on a no bed a rose No bed a I(t) tuff yah If yu no a faada, oh God Fi run di yah Can you feel my Yu know am talking about A seh so
(Song ends) There aren't many songs present that contribute to the celebration of fathers. However, I was able to find four that are ideal for this entry. They speak to two topics, the gap that is after the loss of a brilliant father and the dedication that a real father will make to ensure his family is comfortable. I can relate to both. On the night of April 27, 2007, my father was taken from my life as a result of the carelessness of a taxi driver but to the end he is the best father ever. The lyrics of each song appeal to the different effects of have a wonderful father. Father By Vybz Hearts Riddim Everybody love dem madda but waapm to di Mi my yute dem mi pattan (pattern) mi daddy style Lang as I can remember mi a likkle child mi seh mummy weh mi daddy gone She seh a unu daddy gone Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah come back unu a yawn mi seh mummy weh wi daddy gone She seh a work unu gone Him lef out inna di maanin and him nah come back till unu a yawn Dis a fi di good faada, faada Dis a fi di faada, good faada Real man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di burden pan di Dis a fi di faada, good faada Dis a fi di faada, good faada Real man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di pan di maada Jah know seh, big up di man dem weh dem yute Yu no haffi a million a buy dem suit But, no matter how di small ino star Likkle sopm sopm find dem yute, awuo As a faada yu fi time wid yu son Dem wi tek up di den shoot No careless daddy kyaah get mi Mi love mi dat a di truth Kaa when mi seh mummy weh wi daddy She seh a work unu gone Him lef out from di maanin and him nah come back till unu a yawn When mi seh mummy weh wi daddy She seh a work unu daddy Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah back till unu a yawn Dis a fi di good faada, faada Dis a fi di good faada, faada Real man nah run lef him dem and lef di burden pan di maada Dis a fi di faada, good faada Dis a fi di faada, good faada Real man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di pan di maada A no every everybody have like dirt Fi provide yu yute wid di a earth a no all, money a no all Mi a talk mi heart seh a fambili first Mi love my daddy from mi was a bwoy Kaaz dat man teach mi di of work Nuff time him come home a run out a shirt Him mek mi become the man dat I am Kaa when mi seh weh wi daddy gone She seh a work unu gone Him lef out inna di maanin and him nah come back till unu a yawn mi seh mummy weh wi daddy gone She seh a unu daddy gone Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah come back till unu a Dis a fi di good faada, good Dis a fi di faada, good faada Real man nah run lef him dem and lef di burden pan di maada Dis a fi di faada, good faada Dis a fi di good faada, faada Real man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di pan di maada
(Song to end) Dad (The Letter) By Ky-Mani Yeah well is the letter, whoa Yeah well this is the letter, well this is the letter (chuckle) Eeey like this, now Dear God I have a letter here me to dad And I want to let you might be a little sad Dear God here from me to dad And I to let you know, it goes Dear dad I get to know you And I sit and wonder and it makes me blue But there is one that stays on the back of my mind And memory got me thinking bout you all the time Whoa, I we miss you so And I wish that you was here to see boys grow In case you are wondering, mommy she's doing And she tell me bout you papa all the time So when I am and out, lonely or I'm feeling blue All I do dada dad is of you The thoughts alone, erase my and dries my tears I am writing to let you know someone cares Yeah I love you, really love you Daddy I you I miss you And I know my and sisters do too Hey I you really really love you Oh so true, do And I know you gave your love to the And some of whom you you did trust they deceived you But the brings another day At least that's what my say And den, when I'm through I'll place this letter in the And I'm going pray to Jah to send his To deliver you this letter, It will make me feel much better now I Dear God I a letter here from me to dad And I want to let you know be a little sad Dear God here from me to dad And I want to let you P.S. So much things I'd to know and so much things to say But I'm gonna save cause I know be together some day Am writing to let you know someone cares And to let you know you left the world in tears, whao I swear, whooawooa, now Yeah daddy I you, really really love you Daddy I you I miss you And I know my brothers and do too Hey I love you really really you Oh, we go, hey Dear dad I get to know you And I sit and wonder and it makes me blue But there is one memory stays on the back of my mind And this memory got me thinking you all the time Whoa, I swear we you so And I wish that you was here to see your grow In you are wondering, mommy she's doing fine And she me stories bout you papa all the time So when I am down and out, lonely or I'm blue All I do dada dad is of you The thoughts alone, erase my and dries my tears I am writing to let you know someone cares Yeah I love you, really love you Daddy I you I miss you And I know my and sisters do too Hey I love you really love you I miss you...
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