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 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 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 gone Even my father was a 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 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 is sadness I day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone Remember we use to smoke together Sit and chat about life and run joke though you were my father We stick as a friend or even as a bredda, yeah But now yu gone, Jah Jah It hurts me deep Jah Jah know Jah Jah know, only Jah Jah Omega know am going through Sadness yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness yu gone Tigo is sadness I remember day by when it was gladness Now is from yu gone, sadness from yu gone Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness from yu gone Jah know is sadness I day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone
Mi think so and smoke di weed fi tek di pain out If mi neva high mi try fi blow mi brain out All dem evil work weh dem a gwaan wid a go out Non a dem pass tru zion gate Daddy use to tell mi rasta a di Rasta bun dem bridges rasta bun dem dutty 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 Jah know is sadness Man day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone Sadness from yu gone, I & I man a go on Di gangsta yute a hold God God knows, hey Sadness from yu Jah live, Jah live, Jah Jah live Jah live, jah live, yeah, Sadness from yu gone Jah know is Sadness from yu gone daddy is I day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu from yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone daddy is I remember day goes by when it was Now is sadness yu gone, sadness from yu gone 1 Memba we use to smoke 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 figet when were gladness Now is sadness from yu gone daddy sadness from yu Sadness yu gone jah know is sadness from yu gone daddy is sadness Sadness yu gone Jah know 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 taught or were learnt 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 From Yu By Seh so To all you wonderful out there, ino Even though more time a deadbeat ino A ino Hey dad, one is reaching out to you (reaching out to you) Yu neva no donor 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 Kaaz yu gone 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 I a lef a bunch a rose gosh Daddy is like you get a double Yu drop out too soon yu get fi lef a will Mi sistas hustle like hooka sopm (hustle, hustle, hard fi di dollar bill) Daddy big Sunday I no eat no breakfast White squall tek ova mi like lip gloss Mi drop out from a first class scholar student straight back to B (seh so) And now mi haffi look pan (d)I kyaar dem a Tru mi look so shabby dem a up dem glass Ski mask robbing iina mi thoughts But yu seh di narrow mi fi walk So link Squad and mi get a bad riddim Spit pan di track, lef a one wid him Our father, I'll be giving Daddy but a miss yu Daddy yu gone mi know mi did a go struggle 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 from yu gone mi mi did a go struggle Mi seh mi did a go struggle 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 inna yu Family wudda shame weh treat I slave A no seh dat I no brave but di Most mek mi behave So mi seh yu save mi, music yu save When time di pagans dem a try mi A try kill mi talent weh di Most High mi A just mi skill mek dem no grave mi Dad a wish yu around to see ma three sons grow Wah mek dat most, dem look like you Mama seh mi stay just like you Mi Gucci from mi cap to mi shoe So daddy in peace, seh a likkle 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 neva buss a 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 gone I no wear no clothes Daddy from yu mi know mi did a go struggle Mi know seh mi did a go My on earth a no bed a rose 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 care a unu madda, seh daddy love unu, hear (laugh) Mi mi did a go struggle Mi know seh mi did a go My life on 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 feel my 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 driver but to the end he is the best father ever. The lyrics of each song appeal to the different effects of have a father. Father By Vybz Broken Riddim Everybody love dem madda but to di faada Mi love my yute dem mi pattan (pattern) mi style Lang as I can remember mi a likkle child When mi seh mummy weh mi gone She seh a work unu daddy Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah come back unu a yawn When mi seh mummy weh wi gone She seh a work unu daddy Him lef out from di maanin and him nah come back till unu a yawn 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 Dis a fi di good faada, faada Dis a fi di faada, good faada Real man nah run lef him dem and lef di burden pan di maada Jah seh, big up di man dem weh mind dem yute Yu no haffi spend a a buy dem suit But, no matter how di money ino star Likkle sopm haffi find dem yute, awuo As a faada yu fi time wid yu son Dem wi tek up di crime den No careless daddy get mi salute Mi mi faada dat a di truth Kaa when mi seh mummy weh wi daddy She seh a unu daddy gone Him lef out from inna di and him nah come back till unu a yawn When mi seh mummy weh wi 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, good Dis a fi di good faada, faada Real man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di pan di maada Dis a fi di good faada, good Dis a fi di good faada, faada Real man nah run lef him pickney dem and lef di burden pan di A no every everybody have like dirt Fi provide yu yute wid di a earth Money a no all, a no all Mi a talk from mi seh a fambili first Mi love my daddy from mi was a likkle Kaaz dat man teach mi di of work Nuff time him 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 work unu gone Him lef out from inna di maanin and him nah come till unu a yawn 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 Dis a fi di good faada, faada Dis a fi di good faada, 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 burden pan di
(Song to end) Dad (The Letter) By Marley Yeah well this is the letter, well this is the letter, whoa Yeah this is the letter (chuckle) Eeey like this, now Dear God I have a letter from me to dad And I want to let you know be a little sad God letter here from 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 is one memory 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 your boys In case you are wondering, mommy she's fine 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, my fear and dries my tears I am just to let you know someone cares I love you, really really love you Daddy I miss you I you And I know my and sisters do too Hey I love you really love you Oh so true, do And I know you gave your to the people And some of whom you thought you did they deceived you But the brings another day At least that's what my say And den, when I'm through I'll this letter in the bible And I'm going pray to Jah to send his To deliver you this letter, It will make me feel much now I sing Dear God I have a here from me to dad And I want to let you might be a little sad Dear God letter here me to dad And I to let you know P.S. So much things I'd like to know and so much to say But I'm save cause I know we'll be together some day Am just writing to let you 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 I miss you I miss you And I my brothers and sisters do too Hey I you really really love 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 that stays on the back of my And this memory got me thinking bout you all the 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, lonely or I'm feeling All I do dad is think of you The thoughts alone, my fear and dries my tears I am just writing to let you know someone Yeah I love you, really love you Daddy I miss you I you And I know my and sisters do too Hey I love you really love you I miss you...
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