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 often being used to refer to fathers, stemming from their absence in their 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, dat day when our souls meet again....guidance and protection Reach out to all the lost gone souls my father was a rasta man pan di battlefield, ino Selassie I yu son di I from yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone is sadness I remember day by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness Sadness yu gone daddy is sadness I remember day goes by it was gladness Now is from yu gone, sadness from yu gone Remember when we use to together Sit and about 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 hurts me deep Jah Jah know Jah Jah know, only Jah Jah know what am going through Sadness from yu gone Jah is sadness Sadness yu gone Tigo is sadness I remember day goes by when it was Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu Sadness yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone Jah know is I remember day by when it was gladness 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 gwaan wid a go out Non a dem kyaah tru zion gate use to tell mi rasta a di order Rasta bun dem bridges rasta bun dem border All weh dem a gwaan wid man a lef dem to di A righteous man dem kill Sadness from yu gone daddy is Sadness from yu gone Jah know is Man remember day by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu from yu gone, sadness I & I man a go on Di gangsta yute a strong God God knows, hey Sadness yu gone Jah live, Jah live, Jah Jah live Jah live, jah live, yeah, Sadness from yu gone Jah know is from yu gone daddy is sadness I day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness yu gone, sadness from yu gone Sadness from yu gone Jah know is Sadness from yu gone daddy is I remember day goes by when it was Now is from yu gone, sadness from yu gone 1 Memba when we use to smoke Sit and chat about life and run joke I & I man, things have changed But, mi deh yah way from yu gone, sadness Jah know a adness from yu gone, Man kyaah figet when there gladness Now is sadness from yu daddy sadness from yu gone from yu gone jah know is sadness Sadness yu gone daddy is sadness Sadness from yu gone Jah 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 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. From Yu Gone By Seh so To all you dads out there, ino Even more time some a deadbeat ino A ino Hey dad, this one is out to you (reaching out to you) Yu no sperm donor Daddy from yu gone mi know mi did a go Mi know seh mi did a go 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 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 drop out too soon yu get fi lef a will Mi sistas haffi hustle like hooka sopm (hustle, hustle, fi di dollar bill) Daddy big Sunday morning I no eat no White squall tek ova mi mouth like lip Mi drop out from a first class scholar student straight to B class (seh so) And now mi haffi look pan (d)I kyaar dem a Tru mi so shabby dem a wind up dem glass Ski mask robbing come iina mi But yu seh di road mi fi walk So link Flava and mi get a bad riddim Spit pan di track, lef a one wid him Our father, thanks be giving but a miss yu still Daddy from yu gone mi mi did a go struggle Mi know seh mi did a go My on earth a no bed a rose Kaaz from yu gone I no no propa clothes 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 So pan yu tomb I a lef a bunch a Ef mi fi seh certain tings dad yu turn and twist inna yu Family wudda shame weh treat I like A no seh dat I no brave but di High mek mi behave So mi seh yu save mi, music yu save When di pagans dem a try enslave mi A try kill mi talent weh di Most gave mi A just chuu mi skill mek dem no mi Dad a wish yu were around to see ma three sons Wah mek dat hurt most, dem look you Mama seh mi focus just like you Mi Gucci from mi cap to mi shoe So daddy rest in peace, seh a praiya fi mi from above Mi deh yah pan di side a chill said a Mov More time di pressure hit mi mi link di gaza But mi neva buss a Daddy from yu 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 I no wear no propa clothes Daddy yu gone mi know mi did a go struggle Mi seh mi did a go struggle My on earth a no bed a rose So pan yu I a lef a bunch a rose So mi a seh Sandra, Be, Collin, Maxine, Kerry-Ann, Khago, Ava Doh worr, unu just gwaan tek care a unu madda, Memba seh daddy love unu, (laugh) Mi mi did a go struggle 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 what am 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 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 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 Broken Riddim Everybody love dem madda but to di faada Mi love my yute dem mi (pattern) mi daddy style Lang as I can from mi a likkle child When mi seh weh mi daddy gone She seh a work unu daddy Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah back till unu a yawn When mi seh mummy weh wi gone She seh a work unu daddy Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah come back unu a yawn 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 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 burden pan di Jah know seh, big up di man dem weh dem yute Yu no haffi a million a buy dem suit But, no how di money small ino star Likkle sopm sopm find dem yute, awuo As a faada yu fi spend wid yu son Dem wi tek up di den shoot No careless kyaah get mi salute Mi love mi dat a di truth Kaa when mi seh weh wi daddy gone 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 gone Him lef out from di maanin and him nah come back till unu a yawn Dis a fi di faada, good faada 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 good faada, faada Dis a fi di good faada, good man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di burden pan di maada A no every everybody have money dirt Fi provide yu yute wid di luxury a a no all, money a no all Mi a talk from mi heart seh a fambili Mi love my daddy from mi was a bwoy Kaaz dat man teach mi di value of time him come home sweat a run out a shirt Him mek mi the man dat I am today 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 back till unu a 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 Dis a fi di faada, good faada 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 good faada, faada Dis a fi di good faada, good Real man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di burden pan di
(Song to end) Dad (The Letter) By Ky-Mani Yeah this is the letter, whoa well this is the letter, whoa Yeah this is the letter (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 here me to dad And I want to let you know, it dad I didn't get to know you And sometimes I sit and and it makes me blue But there is one memory that on the back of my mind And this got me thinking bout you all the time Whoa, I swear we you so And I wish that you was here to see boys grow In case you are wondering, mommy she's fine And she me stories bout you papa all the time So when I am down and out, or I'm feeling blue All I do dad is think of you The thoughts alone, erase my fear and my tears I am writing to let you know someone cares Yeah I love you, really love you Daddy I miss you I you And I my brothers and sisters do too Hey I you really really love you Oh so true, do And I know you gave your to the people And some of whom you you did trust they deceived you But the trial brings day At that's what my mamma 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 letter, lord It will make me feel much better now I Dear God I have a here from me to dad And I to let you know might be a little sad Dear God here from me to dad And I to let you know 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 just writing to let you know someone And to let you know you left the whole in tears, whao I swear, whooawooa, now Yeah daddy I you, really 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 sometimes I sit and wonder and it makes me But there is one that stays on the back of my mind And this memory got me bout you all the time Whoa, I swear we you so And I wish that you was here to see boys grow In case you are wondering, mommy she's fine And she me stories bout you papa all the time So I am down and out, lonely or I'm feeling blue All I do dada dad is of you The alone, erase my fear and dries my tears I am just to let you know someone cares Yeah I love you, really really you Daddy I you I miss you And I know my brothers and do too Hey I you really really love you Daddy I you...
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