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 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 meet again....guidance and protection Reach out to all the lost gone souls Even my was a rasta man pan di battlefield, ino Selassie I yu son di I Sadness from yu 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 from yu gone Jah know is Sadness from yu gone is sadness I day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness yu gone, sadness from yu gone Remember when we use to smoke Sit and chat about and run joke together Even you were my father We together as a friend or even as a bredda, yeah But now yu gone, Jah Jah It me deep inside Jah Jah know Jah Jah know, only Jah Jah Omega know what am going Sadness from yu gone Jah know is from yu gone Tigo is sadness I day goes by when it was gladness Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness from yu Sadness yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu Jah know is sadness I remember day goes by it was gladness Now is sadness yu gone, sadness from yu gone
Mi think so hard and di weed fi tek di pain out If mi neva high mi wudda try fi blow mi out All dem evil weh dem a gwaan wid a go fade out Non a dem kyaah tru zion gate Daddy use to tell mi rasta a di 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 is sadness Sadness from yu gone Jah is sadness Man remember day goes by when it was Now is sadness from yu gone, sadness yu gone Sadness yu gone, sadness I & I man a go on Di gangsta yute a hold God God knows, hey from yu gone Jah live, Jah live, Jah Jah live Jah live, jah live, yeah, Sadness from yu gone Jah is sadness Sadness from yu gone is sadness I remember day goes by it was gladness Now is from yu gone, sadness from yu gone Sadness yu gone Jah know is sadness Sadness from yu gone is sadness I remember day goes by it was gladness Now is from yu gone, sadness from yu gone 1 Memba when we use to together Sit and chat about and run joke together I & I man, things changed around But, mi deh yah way Sadness yu gone, sadness Jah know a from yu gone, sadness Man kyaah figet there were gladness Now is sadness from yu gone daddy sadness yu gone Sadness from yu gone jah know is Sadness from yu gone daddy is from yu gone Jah know is sadness I remember day goes by when it was 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 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 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 neva no donor Daddy yu gone mi know mi did a go struggle Mi know seh mi did a go My on earth a no bed a rose Kaaz yu gone I no wear no propa clothes Daddy from yu gone mi know mi did a go Mi seh mi did a go struggle My life on a no bed a rose So pan yu tomb I a lef a bunch a Good Daddy is like you get a kill Yu drop out too soon yu neva get fi lef a Mi sistas haffi hustle like hooka sopm (hustle, hustle, fi di dollar bill) Daddy big Sunday I no eat no breakfast White 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 shabby dem a 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, thanks I'll be but a miss 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 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 tomb I a lef a a rose Ef mi fi seh certain dad yu turn and twist inna yu grave Family wudda shame weh treat I like A no seh dat I no brave but di Most High mek mi So mi seh music yu save mi, music yu When di pagans dem a try enslave mi A try kill mi weh di Most High gave mi A just chuu mi skill mek dem no 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 just you Mi stay Gucci from mi cap to mi So daddy in peace, seh a likkle praiya fi mi from above Mi deh yah pan di gully a chill said a Mov time di pressure hit mi mi link di gaza thug But mi neva buss a Daddy yu gone mi know mi did a go struggle Mi seh mi did a go struggle My life on a no bed a rose Kaaz from yu gone I no wear no propa 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 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 tek care a unu madda, hear Memba seh daddy love unu, (laugh) Mi mi did a go struggle Mi seh mi did a go struggle My life on earth a no bed a No bed a I(t) dung yah If yu no a faada, oh God Fi run di yah Can you my pain Yu what am talking about A seh so
(Song ends) There aren't many 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 wonderful father. Good By Kartel Broken Hearts Everybody love dem but waapm 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 daddy She seh a work unu 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 unu daddy gone Him lef out from 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 good faada, good Dis a fi di good faada, faada Real man nah run lef him dem and lef di burden pan di maada Jah know seh, big up di man dem weh mind dem Yu no haffi a million a buy dem suit But, no matter how di money 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 daddy kyaah get mi salute Mi love mi dat a di truth Kaa when mi seh mummy weh wi 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 inna di maanin 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 dem and lef di burden pan di maada A no every everybody have money like Fi yu yute wid di luxury a earth Money a no all, a no all Mi a from mi heart seh a fambili first Mi love my daddy from mi was a bwoy dat man teach mi di value of work Nuff time him come home a run out a shirt Him mek mi the man dat I am today Kaa 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 unu a yawn mi seh mummy weh wi daddy gone She seh a unu daddy gone 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 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
(Song to end) Dad (The Letter) By Ky-Mani Yeah well is the letter, whoa well this is the letter, whoa Yeah well 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 Dear God here from me to dad And I to let you know, it goes Dear dad I get to know you And sometimes I sit and wonder and it me blue But is one memory that stays on the back of my mind And this memory got me thinking bout you all the Whoa, I swear we you so And I wish you was here to see your boys grow In you are wondering, mommy she's doing 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 dad is think of you The thoughts alone, erase my fear and dries my I am just writing to let you someone cares Yeah I love you, really love you I miss you I miss you And I my brothers 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 whom you thought you did trust deceived you But the brings another day At least that's my mamma say And den, when I'm through I'll place this in the bible And I'm going pray to Jah to send his To deliver you letter, lord It will make me feel better now I sing Dear God I a letter here from me to dad And I want to let you know might be a sad God letter 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 I know we'll be together some day Am just writing to let you someone cares And to let you know you the whole world in tears, whao I swear, whooawooa, now Yeah daddy I love you, really really you Daddy I miss you I you And I know my and sisters do too Hey I love you really love you Oh, we go, hey dad I didn't get to know you And sometimes I sit and wonder and it 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 to see your boys grow In case you are wondering, mommy she's doing 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 alone, erase my fear and dries my tears I am just writing to let you know cares Yeah I love you, really love 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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