did tell you it was coming; the celebration of fathers. I am not to make this a controversial entry because there was no controversy surrounding fatherhood for me. Sperm-donor is a label heard ever so often 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 souls again....guidance and protection Reach out to all the lost long souls Even my father was a man pan di battlefield, ino I yu son remember di I Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone is sadness I day goes by when it was gladness Now is from yu gone, sadness from yu gone Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness from yu gone daddy is sadness I day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu when we use to smoke together Sit and chat life and run joke together Even though you were my We stick together as a friend or even as a bredda, But now yu gone, Jah Jah It me deep inside Jah Jah know Jah Jah know, Jah Jah know Omega what am going through Sadness from yu gone Jah know is Sadness from yu gone is sadness I remember day goes by it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, from yu gone Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness Sadness yu gone Jah know is sadness I remember day goes by when it was Now is sadness from yu gone, from yu gone
Mi think so hard and smoke di fi tek di pain out If mi neva high mi wudda try fi mi brain out All dem evil work weh dem a wid a go fade out Non a dem kyaah pass tru zion use to tell mi rasta a di order Rasta bun dem bridges bun dem dutty border All weh dem a gwaan wid man a lef dem to di A rasta man dem kill Sadness yu gone daddy is sadness Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness Man day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, from yu gone Sadness yu gone, sadness I & I man a go on Di gangsta yute a strong God God knows, hey Sadness from yu Jah live, Jah live, Jah Jah live 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 gone Jah is sadness from yu gone daddy is sadness I remember day goes by it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, from yu gone 1 Memba when we use to together Sit and chat about life and run joke I & I man, things have around But, mi deh yah way from yu gone, sadness Jah a adness from yu gone, sadness Man kyaah figet when there were Now is sadness from yu gone daddy from yu gone Sadness yu gone jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone is sadness from yu gone Jah know is sadness I remember day goes by when it was Now is sadness yu gone, sadness 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 taught 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, 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 From Yu By Seh so To all you dads out there, ino though more time some a deadbeat ino A ino Hey dad, this one is out to you (reaching out to you) Yu neva no sperm from yu gone mi know mi did a go struggle Mi seh mi did a go struggle My life on earth a no bed a Kaaz from yu gone I no wear no propa Daddy yu gone mi know mi did a go struggle Mi seh mi did a go struggle My life on earth a no bed a So pan yu tomb I a lef a a rose Good Daddy is you get a double kill Yu drop out too soon yu neva get fi lef a Mi haffi hustle like 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 straight back to B class (seh so) And now mi haffi look pan (d)I kyaar dem a Tru mi look so dem a wind up dem glass Ski mask robbing come iina mi But yu seh di narrow road mi fi So Flava Squad and mi get a bad riddim pan di track, lef a number one wid him Our father, I'll be giving Daddy but a yu still Daddy from yu gone mi know mi did a go Mi seh mi did a go struggle My on earth a no bed a rose Kaaz from yu I no wear no propa clothes Daddy from yu gone mi mi did a go struggle Mi seh mi did a go struggle My on earth a no bed a rose So pan yu tomb I a lef a 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 Most mek mi behave So mi seh music yu mi, music yu save When di pagans dem a try enslave mi A try kill mi weh di Most High gave mi A chuu mi skill mek dem no grave mi Dad a wish yu around to see ma three sons grow Wah mek dat hurt most, dem look you Mama seh mi stay focus like you Mi stay from mi cap to mi shoe So daddy rest in peace, seh a praiya fi mi from above Mi deh yah pan di gully side a chill a Mov More di pressure hit mi mi link di gaza thug But mi buss a slug Daddy from yu gone mi mi did a go struggle Mi seh mi did a go struggle My life on earth a no bed a Kaaz from yu I no wear no propa clothes from 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 tomb I a lef a a rose So mi a seh Sandra, Be, Collin, Maxine, Kerry-Ann, Khago, Ava Doh worr, unu just gwaan tek a unu madda, hear Memba seh daddy love unu, (laugh) Mi know mi did a go Mi seh mi did a go struggle My on earth a no bed a rose No bed a I(t) dung yah If yu no a faada, oh God Fi run di yah Can you my pain Yu know what am talking 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 left 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 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 Broken Riddim Everybody love dem madda but to di faada Mi love my yute dem mi (pattern) mi daddy style Lang as I can remember from mi a child When mi seh mummy weh mi gone She seh a work unu 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 from inna di and him nah come back till unu a yawn Dis a fi di good faada, faada Dis a fi di good faada, good Real man nah run lef him dem and lef di burden pan di maada Dis a fi di good faada, good Dis a fi di good faada, good Real man nah run lef him dem and lef di burden pan di maada Jah know seh, big up di man dem weh dem yute Yu no haffi spend a a buy dem suit But, no how di money small ino star sopm sopm haffi find dem yute, awuo As a yu fi spend time wid yu son Dem wi tek up di den shoot No careless kyaah get mi salute Mi mi faada dat a di truth Kaa when mi seh weh wi daddy gone She seh a work unu daddy Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah come till unu a yawn mi seh mummy weh wi daddy gone 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 faada, good faada Dis a fi di faada, good faada man nah run lef him pickney 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 burden pan di A no every have money like dirt Fi yu yute wid di luxury a earth Money a no all, a no all Mi a talk from mi heart seh a first Mi love my from mi was a likkle bwoy Kaaz dat man mi di value of work Nuff him come home sweat a run out a shirt Him mek mi become the man dat I am Kaa when mi seh mummy weh wi gone She seh a unu daddy gone Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah come back unu a yawn When mi seh weh wi daddy gone She seh a work unu daddy Him lef out from inna di and him nah come back till unu a yawn Dis a fi di good faada, faada Dis a fi di good faada, good Real man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di pan di maada 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
(Song to end) Dad (The Letter) By Marley Yeah well is the letter, whoa well this is the letter, whoa Yeah well this is the (chuckle) goes like this, now Dear God I have a letter here me to dad And I to let you know might be a little sad Dear God letter from me to dad And I want to let you know, it dad I didn't get to know you And I sit and wonder and it makes me blue But there is one memory that stays on the of my mind And this memory got me thinking bout you all the Whoa, I we miss you so And I wish that you was here to see your boys In case you are wondering, she's doing fine And she tell me stories bout you papa all the 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 just writing to let you know cares Yeah I love you, really love you I miss you I miss you And I know my and sisters do too Hey I love you really really you Oh so true, do And I know you gave love to the people And some of you thought you did trust they deceived you But the trial brings day At least what my mamma say And den, I'm through I'll place this letter in the bible And I'm pray to Jah to send his disciples To you this letter, lord It will me feel much better now I sing Dear God I have a here from me to dad And I to let you know might be a little sad Dear God letter here me to dad And I want to let you P.S. So much things I'd like to know and so much to say But I'm gonna save cause I know we'll be together day Am just writing to let you know cares And to let you you left the whole world in tears, whao I swear, whooawooa, now Yeah daddy I love you, really love you Daddy I miss you I you And I know my and sisters do too Hey I you really really love you Oh, we go, hey Dear dad I didn't get to you And I sit and wonder and it makes me blue But there is one that stays on the back of my mind And this got me thinking bout you all the time Whoa, I we miss you so And I wish you was here to see your boys grow In case you are wondering, mommy she's fine And she tell me stories bout you all the time So when I am down and out, or I'm feeling blue All I do dada dad is of you The thoughts alone, erase my fear and my tears I am just writing to let you know cares Yeah I love you, really really you Daddy I you I miss you And I know my brothers and do too Hey I love you really love you Daddy I you...
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